Discourse Community Map

Discourse Community Map

1. New York Yankee Fans

   • Some purposes for writing within this discourse community include: expressing feeling after a game, expressing your support for the team or expressing what the team can do better.
   • Audience members within this discourse community include people who support the New York Yankees, enjoy watching their games and root for them to win.
   • Topics written about within this discourse community include: game recaps, injuries on the team, players playing time and other baseball related matters.
   • Conventions of this discourse community include : supporting the New York Yankees through good and bad seasons, supporting their management and most likely being from the Northeast.
   • Genres of media used by this discourse community include: any social media platform, TV media and radio media.
   • Specialized language used within this discourse community include phrases like: "Let's Go Yankees", "It is high, it is far, it is gone." and "Let's do it here in the Bronx".
   • One becomes a member of this community by either being born into it or expressing their love for the team later in their life and joining because of others in the community

2. My hometown friend group from New York

   • Audience members within this discourse community include me and my 9 friends who all went to the same high school.
   • Some purposes for writing within this discourse community include: to keep in communication while at college and academic reasons,
   • One becomes a member of this community by being best friends for 12 years
   • Specialized language used within this discourse community include phrases like: "Anyone want to grab lunch?", "Anyone want to hang out?" and "Miss you guys!"
   • Conventions of this discourse community include : being from Armonk, NY, going to Byram Hills High School and being in out group chat.
   • Topics written about within this discourse community include: academic information and every day communication.
   • Genres of media used by this discourse community include: any social media platform, messages, phone calls and FaceTimes.

3. My immediate family

   • Audience members within this discourse community include my family members with the last name DelliCarpini: my mom, dad and brother
   • Some purposes for writing within this discourse community include: communicating with each other while I am away at college, academic and work reasons and recreational reasons.
   • Genres of media used by this discourse community include: any social media platform, messages, phone calls and FaceTime.
   • Topics written about within this discourse community include: academic assignments, work papers, and everyday text messages.
   • Conventions of this discourse community include : being related to me, having the last name DelliCarpini and living in my home with me.
   • Specialized language used within this discourse community include phrases like: "Be kind!", "Always be home for dinner!" and "I love you!"
   • One becomes a member of this community by being born into it.

4. TCU Sophomores

   • Audience members within this discourse community include students who began their time at TCU in 2023 and will graduate from TCU in 2027
   • Some purposes for writing within this discourse community include: receiving a grade for their writing, pursuing a passion, communicating with family members or communicating to the rest of the TCU community
   • One becomes a member of this community by applying to TCU and getting accepted or transferring into TCU from a different university.
   • Genres of media used by this discourse community include: social media platforms, TCU online/D2L, Pulse, and the TCU mobil app
   • Conventions of this discourse community include: attending TCU and being between 18-20 years old.
   • Topics written about within this discourse community include: TCU sports, TCU news, academics and the TCU community as a whole
   • Specialized language used within this discourse community include phrases like: "Go Frogs", "Pack the Carter", or "Frogs by 90".

5. Girls living in the Sigma Kappa house

   • Audience members within this discourse community include girls who are apart of Sigma Kappa and chose to live in the house for their sophomore yer at TCU.
   • Some purposes for writing within this discourse community include: completing assignments, writing for our chapter and news regarding Sigma Kappa and for communication means.
   • Genres of media used by this discourse community include: any social media, TCU online, Group Me ( a chatting platform) and Our House (a sorority communication app).
   • Topics written about within this discourse community include: updates for our sorority, academic assignments, announcements regarding our chapter and communication messages.
   • Specialized language used within this discourse community include phrases like: "Go SK!", "One heart, one way" and "Dove love".
   • One becomes a member of this community by being accepted in the Sigma Kappa sorority at TCU and being accepted to live in the house.
   • Conventions of this discourse community include : attending TCU, being a member of Sigma Kappa and willingly wanting to live in the Sigma Kappa house.