Human interest storyHuman interest story

• Subject of the research Subject of the research is is language and stylistic features in this genre in the language and stylistic features in this genre in the tabloids and broadsheetstabloids and broadsheets

• ObjectObject ofof researchresearch is new newspaper’s is new newspaper’s genre -«human interest story» in British MSMgenre -«human interest story» in British MSM

• TheThe purposepurpose ofof thethe projectproject is to is to

define the role and the reason for favour of define the role and the reason for favour of

“human interest story” in the British Mass Media“human interest story” in the British Mass Media

TheThe taskstasks ofof thethe projectproject• IntroductionIntroduction with the theoretical works of with the theoretical works of

scientists and journalists about this issue;scientists and journalists about this issue;• to analyze the subject of tabloids and to analyze the subject of tabloids and

broadsheets in British MSM;broadsheets in British MSM;• to read and to analyze articles, covering the to read and to analyze articles, covering the

same events in the tabloids and broadsheets;same events in the tabloids and broadsheets;• to define and compare the linguistic and to define and compare the linguistic and

stylistic features of the genre “human stylistic features of the genre “human interest story” in the tabloids and interest story” in the tabloids and broadsheets.broadsheets.

Style’sStyle’s featuresfeatures in British in British Mass Media.Mass Media.

•Lexical•Grammatical•Stylistic

PRINCE HARRY THE STAR OF PRINCE HARRY THE STAR OF SHANTY TOWNSHANTY TOWN

PRINCE Harry showed he shares his mother’s common touch, cradling a little girl from the heart of one of Brazil’s most crime-ridden slums.

Harry cheekily poked his tongue out at children during the visit and, like Princess Diana, was drawn at once to one

of the youngest, lifting Mayara Pereira, three, into the air. Then he joined Brazilian samba star Diogo Nogueira on stage at a concert for

slum residents.

The Prince spent an afternoon meeting families living in the Complexo do Alemao, a sprawling “favela” of more than 200,000 people in the north of Rio de Janeiro.

He charmed the residents of the sprawling shanty town, unaware that a fierce gang gun battle was underway less than a mile from where he stood.

Just hours later, the young royal was acting rather more like his father, Prince Charles, showcasing his polo skills.

LexicalLexical• proper namesproper names

• numeralsnumerals

• international international wordswords

• abstract wordsabstract words

• expressive expressive vocabularyvocabulary

• HO – Home OfficeHO – Home Office• 10-day10-day tourtour • mayor, popularmayor, popular

• showmanship, showmanship, leadershipleadership• surprising, nightmare, surprising, nightmare,

terrifyingterrifying

Grammatical• Diversity in using Diversity in using

times and voicestimes and voices• Frequent use of Frequent use of

impersonal forms impersonal forms • complex attributive complex attributive

structures structures • Complex sentences Complex sentences

• he laughed when asked whether being a Prince lived up to the hype, saying…

• to me that’s been very humbling

• leather - clad, spike – haired

• He charmed the residents of the sprawling shanty town, unaware that a fierce gang gun battle was underway less than a mile from where he stood

Stylistic

• The The compression of compression of informationinformation• Clichéd Clichéd

constructions constructions

• Prince Harry the star of shanty town• events were

highlights

What is

human interest story?human interest story?

a kind of newspaper’s article with the

elements of journalism, but it also has all the basic functions of a

newspaper-style.

subjectssubjects ofof

"human interest "human interest story"story"

• Amusing situationsAmusing situations with peoplewith people (often, under the influence of (often, under the influence of intoxicantsintoxicants) associated ) associated with the police;with the police;

• Interesting medicine achievements (for example, the fate of a Interesting medicine achievements (for example, the fate of a woman, who was pregnant and tried to save the life of a child, woman, who was pregnant and tried to save the life of a child, while being in a coma after the accident).while being in a coma after the accident).

• The shockingThe shocking storiesstories about personalabout personal lifelife, , adulteryadultery, , homosexualityhomosexuality (for example(for example, the confession , the confession of the priestof the priest, who , who was gaywas gay), etc.), etc.

LET’SLET’S BRUSSELBRUSSEL UP SOMETHING TO UP SOMETHING TO EATEAT

WILLS AND KATE TAKE SPROUTS ON WILLS AND KATE TAKE SPROUTS ON

HONEYMOONHONEYMOON

Proper names-19 Numerals - 6Internationalisms - 10Abstract words - 4 Expressive vocabulary-36

PRINCEPRINCE WILLIAMWILLIAM ANDAND KATE KATE MIDDLETON PLAN MIDDLE-MIDDLETON PLAN MIDDLE-

EASTERN HONEYMOONEASTERN HONEYMOON

Proper names - 34 Numerals – 11

Internationalisms - 3 Abstract words - 4

Expressive vocabulary- 8

ComparativeComparative analysisanalysis ofof

articlesarticles «human interest «human interest story»story»

C omparative c harac teris tic s of "human interes t s tory" in tabloids and broads heets

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T abloids B roads heets

proper names numerals

internationalis ms abs trac t words

expres s ive voc abulary