Useful terminology

for the module

Year 11 English Advanced 2015

The following terms are useful

when considering the relationship
between Taming of the Shrew and
Ten Things I Hate About You.
Appropriation
Transformation
Value
Context
Attitude
Intertextuality

Appropriation and
Transformation

Appropriation

Using the material from one text/

source in a new text. This is part of
the process of transformation.

An example would be adapting a play

to a film. Taming of the Shrew is
appreciated and updated into Ten
Things I Hate About You.
Stories are often appropriated
because they hold truths about the
human condition (human emotion and
human nature) which cross all social,
historical and cultural boundaries.

Transformations are texts that

have been appropriated (the
central ideas have been copied
from another text).

A type of intertextuality.

Good ideas and stories never

really die. We update them,
change them into our favourite
format (be it a novel, song, film
etc) and reproduce them.

Intertextuality

The relationship between texts.

Can be as a result of a transformation of a

previous text into a different format or
rewritten to update it to a new historical
period.

An example of intertextuality would be the

relationship between Taming of the Shrew
and Ten Things I Hate About You.

Context

The historical, social and cultural circumstances that

surround a particular situation, event, text, composer or
responder.
The different historical, social and cultural contexts of a text
will shape the values embedded in it.
The historical, social and cultural contexts of the composer
will influence their attitudes towards various social values
embedded in their text.
The different historical, social and cultural contexts in which
the text is received will influence the response of the
reader/ audience.
QUESTION: How do these processes apply to Taming of the
Shrew and Ten Things I Hate About You.

Values and Attitudes

Values

The ideas or principles that a

person or group believe to be
important.

Values may include ideas

generosity, honesty and
integrity.

They may also include beliefs

about particular social issues
or assumptions.

Values are embedded in

texts

Attitudes

The position/ opinion

of the composer in
relation to particular
social situations or
values.
E.g. Opinion regarding
gender roles in society