Narrative voice in magazine articles

Narrative voice in magazine articles

	Manner of address	Effect on reader	Example
First person	I	Never used in news papers, but used more in magazines as they are more informal. It is more emotional form of address. It is also more personal and chatty and connects with the reader. It is also known as a subjective narrative of voice to get closer to the reader. You mainly find first person in women’s magazines as it makes it feel chatty and more emotional as that stereotypically is what women are like.	I interviewed 500 people on..
First person plural	We/ inclusive narrative	It creates a feeling that they are bringing the TA together. Humans like to belong to groups of people.  As it feels safe.	we as human beings are obsessed with the way we look
Second person narrative voice	You/direct address	It is called direct address it is hardly used as it is very powerful, because it is aiming the article at the reader. It also commanding the reader slightly aggressive and sharp on the reader. It also has the effect of speeding up the piece of writing. It is also a good way to start an article as it grabs the attention of the reader and makes them want to read on. It also creates impacts.	Are you self conscious about the way you look ?
Third person	Emits I, you and me. Uses he and she	The effect this has on the reader is like you are being told a story it can also be distancing the author from the events. It allows the readers to have space to have their own options on the mater. It is also full of facts. It is also known as being used to report facts. It has a very formal appeal to the type of writing	She was desperately seeking support

Taboo language you can either have mild taboo or extreme taboo

An example of mild is in swearing in modesty. For example a**e, bl**dy hell, c**p. Magazines do write like this in some cases it all depends on the TA.

 There is also extreme taboo. Where people would more inappropriate for example f**k, s**t, b***red, w***er, c**t.

Narrative Voice in magazine articles

	Explanation	Example
Slang	A type of language that consists of words of phrases that are informal. This type of language is only associated with certain social groups.	LOL -laugh out loud Yolo- you only live once Shan- shocking/ unacceptable Ladgen- embarrassing BRB- be right back
Idiomatic phrases	A language a individual has learned from birth. Usually associated with culture and they usually don’t make sense to other people	Lavvy roll- toilet roll Lacca-hair spray  Raining cats and dogs Bad egg Chin wag
Puns	A joke exploiting the different meanings of certain word.	Being a porn star is really hard work.
Hyperbole	An exaggeration of a statement that is not supposed to be taken seriously	Iv told you a million times.
Euphemistic Language	A mild indirect or vague term, which can be considered offensive (opposite of hyperbole)	Has gone to heaven/ passed away.
Contractions	Words created but replacing a letter with an apostrophe	Don’t Can’t Shouldn’t
Jargon	Special words or expressions used by a group that are difficult for other to understand, technical language	DPS connotation

All of the above are colloquial language. Some magazines have informal language and some others can be formal. The level of formality is set by the target audience.