CAPE Communication Studies · 2010 · Paper 2 · Question 2

An excerpt from 'Mammie's Form at the Post Office' by Archie Markham depicting Mammie trying to send money home to the West Indies from a post office, facing difficulties and communication barriers with the clerk.

In an ESSAY of not more than 500 words, discuss the use of language in the excerpt, with reference to: (a) The relationship between the use of language and the context of the narrative (b) How Mammie's discomfort could be highlighted in a video production depicting this scene (c) The characters' reaction to each other's communicative behaviours and words.