Description

Call For Papers

• the sentence structure is long.
• very informative
• There is a little introduction at the top.
• The sentance structure at the top is informal
• addresses "you guys" as the receivers
• In the body of the text towards the end, the body is indented
• The subject is a "Call for Papers"
• The email is from Matt Barton addressed to Michael Morgan
• The context is condensed into one large paragraph, including a couple sentences before the close.
• There is no close.
• There isn't a showing of the attachment sent

From Morgan

• The opening is informal

    - "Matt-"
    -"What a deal!" 

• The sentences constitute as fragments.

    -"Get your first book..."

• Then, a complete sentence is formed

    - including addressing the subject, verb, comma, period....

• Then the last two sentences revert back to informal structure
• Text is broken up

       * text contains two sentences
       * one long, and one short

• The closing is informal and uncapitalized "-mike"

Re: Wiki CFP

• "Hi, Mike--"
• The email starts off a little informal.
• The last email from Matt to Mike contains a long sentence structure
• It contains a lot of punctuation.
• There are a lot of symbols

     * smiley face
     * exclaimation points

• The word "brew"

Analysis

Call for Papers

This email started off to be informal. Matt addressed the receivers as "you guys". Then, it shifted into a long sentence structured body that contained information about calling for papers, and topics that needed to be discussed about the wiki. The body of the text was in two clusters, and then broke off in indentation towards the end. There was no close or no specific persons to address.

From Morgan

There was a much fuller and more descriptive header at the top stating: time, subject, date, and to whom the email was directed towards. The text was short and broken in to two, containing two sentences each. Both contained one sentence that was long and one that was short. The introduction and closing were brief, "Matt-" and "-mike" Mike was not capitalized. There were also exclaimation points involved.

Re: Wiki CFP

The last email contained a lot of puncuation and expressive symbols such as a smiley face. The heading offered all of the similar information that the one sent to Matt by Morgan did. The text is composed with words that are very expressive such as "retro" and "brew". It looks very informal, until the last three sentences that don't contain the same words and the symbols and expressive punctuation is not found.

Interpretation

The first email is very informal at the top, addressing the recievers as "you guys" The structure of the sentence indicates that the sender, Matt, was introducing himself first before presenting the business at hand of "Calling for Papers" The form of the text is very long and well-punctuated. The body is indented towards the end, suggesting the importance in stating the categories. It also suggests deep thought by using the probing question, "Do wikis liberate or erase indentities."

The second email from Morgan contains text that suggests a more casual and informal response to Matt's email. It suggests this personal feeling through words like, "What a deal!" However, it also suggests that the sender was in a hurry because of the briefness in the text: "Matt-", "-Matt", and along with all of the fragments.

The last email from Matt expresses a sense of relaxation by using phrases like, "great hearing from you", "looks 'retro'", "brew". Also the text suggests that same relaxation from the smiley symbol and the broad range of puncuation. Only, the body of the text breaks with two closing sentences that still hold that same relaxation, but suggests that business at hand must be taken care of. The sentences are in fragments, which still give it that informal, friendly feel, but the subject at hand is addressed with the business aspects.