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Explain how linguistic choices affect the representation of people and events. Does representation influence perception? “Representation”, to represent people and events, (Collins Dictionary). I shall look at how linguistic choices affect the representation of people and events. The way a story is headlined, the words the writer chooses to use to make the representation would directly influence the reader’s perception of a particular person or event, as a reader, I know it influences me whether I realise it or not. We use the media for many different purposes; ultimately it is a way of gathering information be it for educational or entertainment purposes. To a large extent the media decide the significance of what happens in the world and the language they use to represent particular groups or describe newsworthy events usually provide ‘the dominant ways available for the rest of us to talk about those groups and events’ (Thomas 50). We rely upon the media, which includes, radio, TV, and newspapers, to inform us, to tell us the truth about any given situation or event taking place. They have the power to influence us in any given situation. If one of these happens to be your only source of knowing what is ha