In my clip I showed a clear case of Levi Strauss’s theory of binary opposites of class. The two characters in my scene are “Ghetto kid” and “Posh girl”, we see the characters juxtaposing in speech and formality.
Posh girl is played by Janani, who is well spoken and articulate; we can tell that she is of higher class and status; he speaks in RP which is Standard English. Ghetto kid is played by Johnny; he speaks in a colloquial and uneducated fashion. Ghetto kid speaks much faster and an aggressive tone, which contrasts to posh girl’s slow and clear tone.
Through the way Ghetto kid speaks we can tell a little about his background as lexis and idiolect is used in a way which tells us about his class. Posh Girl doesn’t use slang; her speech is quite formal.
The power in the conversation is controlled by Ghetto kid as he seems to be more dominant as he speaks more whereas Posh girl is merely answering the questions and doesn’t have a big as a speaking role as Ghetto kid.
