Language of Advertising and
Communication via Advertising
Contents
Introduction 3
Chapter 1. Concept of advertising as an act of communication 7 1.1. Definition of Advertising 7 1.2. Communication and Advertising 8 1.3. Functions of Advertising 12 1.4. Image Advertising 14 1.5. Advertising Text and Slogan 15 1.6. Conclusion 16
Chapter 2. Language of advertising 18 2.1. General Characteristics of the Ad-slogan 18 2.2. Lexis 19 2.3. Grammar 20 2.4. Style 23 2.5. Comparative Advertising 31 2.6.Conclusion 33
Chapter 3. Pragmatic aspects of advertising 34
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The object of this research is the language of advertising as represented in advertising slogans (or ad-slogans), which are the most expressive means of the advertising message. The use of this material is accounted for by the fact that the language of ad-slogans displays high pragmatic intensity. The research is based on the consecutive selection of 400 advertising slogans from English language publications issued in the United States and the United Kingdom.
The terminology used in the work includes the following terms, which are regarded as distinctive categories of the advertising discourse:
- ad-slogan - a striking and easily remembered utterance, consisting of one or a few brief, loud, emotionally loaded phrases, which are frequently used by the company in order to create a positive attitude of the consumer towards the object of advertising, as well as to secure its distinctiveness;
- ad-text - the body copy of advertising, giving details and additional information about the object of advertising; an ad-slogan can be both a part of the ad-text, used to draw the consumer’s attention to an advertisement, and an independent mini-text, and in that case it can be referred to as an ad-text as well;
- Adspeak - the system of linguistic means used in
The last element of an advertisement is the company logo or slogan. Placing this in an advertisement immediately separates the advertised product or service from the competitor's product. A logo could attract buyers to a specific store or lend prestige to the products with consumer preference influenced by the association of the firm's name with the advertised merchandise (Crisostomo 195).
With the emerging technological innovation, several companies have adopted different marketing techniques to make themselves popular and gain ground in the competitive market space. The use of television commercials has been one of the most utilized technique to disseminate information about products and services that are branded by particular company or organization (Gass and Seiter 23). When one watches television, he or she is always bombarded by several commercials with many marketing messages which are repeated over and over during television commercial breaks. Most of these television commercials utilize several similar persuasive or rhetoric techniques aimed at luring one either to buy, vote, or to otherwise influence him
Thus, by creating appeals to logos, pathos, and ethos, companies use advertisements as powerful persuasive tools. This can be done through the careful selection of color, imagery, narration, design, and layout, to name a few significant elements. When used correctly, these rhetorical strategies can make the difference between whether a product or idea is embraced or rejected by the
This is a rhetorical analysis of the commercials made for Apple and Thai Life Insurance respectively, comparing the techniques each company employs to improve its public image and influence its audience or market. The two ads shall be compared by analyzing the effects of the visual elements, noticeable features of the transcript, concerning core values each ad/company promotes, the way each ad manages time and screen estate, and how they all relate to producing effects. Advertisements usually make pathological, ethical and logical appeals to their audience with the ad creators choosing to emphasize on one or two appeals. The two ads in focus are unique in their own ways with different ideas and messaging.
Over the years, it is apparent that adverts in general have adapted their advertising language by employing extensive methods of persuasion, instead of focusing on their actual product or purpose.
Good advertising messages are especially important for today 's high cost and saturation of advertising medium. Average consumer has access to variety of television channels and radio stations, as well as wide selection of magazines that contain advertisements specifically targeted for the consumer. Countless catalogs, advertising by mail, and a steady stream of other advertising media can be added to traditional methods. Consumers are literally bombarded with advertising messages at home and at work, and on the street. Some customers get tired of all this turmoil advertising. In addition, it causes a big problem for advertisers. It’s becoming too expensive and sometimes difficult to stand out from the crowd.
Nowadays, commercial is becoming a major part of mass media. It does not only try to inform people about the availability and attractiveness of industrial good productions but also contribute to build an awareness of resources and alternatives for customer in daily life. There are thousands of commercials, so to attract customer, advertisers use various kinds on their commercial to make people aware of the firm's products, services or brands. Though they use various kinds on the commercial, the main goal of advertising tries to convince customer to buy their products, or do what they want. An excellent commercial will create a deep impression on their customers, or who want to become their customers by using three classical appeals:
Advertisements cannot triumph unless they capture our attention. The advertisers uses different strategies so those advertising messages do not screened out from our head. The language used in these various forms of media in advertisements have a huge impact on their effects on the consumer. William Lutz, the author of “With these words,I can sell you anything” and Charles A. O’Neil who is the author of, “The language of advertising” has contrasting views about system of advertising. Lutz and O’Neil analysis the language manipulation in advertisements in different spheres.
Advertisement Rhetorical Analysis Evan Williams Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Ad With the advent of the digital platform age, advertisements never cease to be made and placed all over. They pop in the screens we daily watch, siren in the radios we listen to and elegantly persist in print media as they do in magazines. They flood all programs and there is no point one will say they will escape them (Labrador, pg.43). Advertisements or ads have tied target audiences to whom the ad designers are meant to reach out consequently making sales. The advertisers in this multibillion dollar industry study the possible ways in which they will lure or attract the intended or targeted persons to purchase the advertised commodities (Labrador, pg.46-47).
The appearance of the typography, through the use of capitalized letters, highlights the ads’ claims. Capital but, bolded letters, not only capture the audience's attention but also causes the audience to read the words at a slower pace. The typeface enables the audience to recall the
In today's world, advertisements have become a huge part of our everyday lives. Advertisements are considered persuasive, powerful, and manipulative tools that many businesses use to persuade consumers into buying or using their products or services. So, it's no surprise that no matter where we look, we see them everywhere; newspaper, magazines, billboards, buses, online, television, and etc. It seems as though the whole world is drowned in them. Similar to how writers explain their purpose through rhetoric, advertisers use the same effective techniques to persuade their consumers.
In our everyday lives, we are constantly overwhelmed by marketing and advertising in numerous forms. Whether it 's a commercial, billboard, poster, flier, online networking, or anyplace a man looks, he or she will regularly see some type of advertisement. These advertisements employ a variety of schemes with a specific goal to catch our attention and ideally spend our cash on the item or service. In addition to that, special materials like posters and billboards try to impart a message to society. Each print advertisement or commercial conveys a particular message that is connected with the marketing objective of the advertiser. These different forms of advertisement convey their messages through logos, ethos, and pathos appeals. A particular ad by Nike communicates its message through these particular methods of persuasion in their “WHERE LEGENDS ARE MADE.” ad.
The average person will watch approximately 2 million commercials throughout their lifetime. In this technologically driven environment, it’s the most effective method of appealing to an intended audience. However, there is a lot more to an advertisement than meets the eye. There are numerous methods being used in order to appeal to the audience. Corporations and businesses focus on rhetorical appeal when it comes to creating a successful advertisement.
Wherever one looks barraged by an advertisement or marketing ads. Whether you are appreciating a day of shopping or heading to work, promotions encompass you. It appears we never get a break from this production. In addition, we see them so much we have developed resistance to their nearness. There are numerous approaches to publicize an item, and ordinarily the similarities are self-evident. Analyzing commercials intently uncovers that paying little respect to the likenesses and contrasts in notices, the primary motivation behind a promotion is to engage a specific group of onlookers.
This research is a quantitative, cross-sectional, exploratory and descriptive content analysis of selected advertisements from two different magazines published in August 2012 using the nine different creative concepts as main emphasis.