Test 2 Flashcards
What is a way of signaling or keying
once upon a time
what is a feature that u might include in the transcripts you produce in a study of language and culture
Pause, changes in pitch, speed, laughter
What is the major difference between structured and semi structured interview
ST: all questions are the same, yes and no, no random
SS- open ended questions, order may change based on conversation
when a researcher in linguistic ANT codes their data what are they looking for
Patterns and themes
what gesture is a peace sign example of
Emblematic - fixed referential meaning in a particular cultural setting
why might someone use a discourse management gesture
to hold their turn, to assign a turn, to request a turn
T or F performance has to do with skill while performativity has to do with force or efficacy
true
when a research question changes in a field does it mean you were unprepared?
No
what is the method most used in ethnographic research
participant observation
what is an example of context collapse
Post when youre drunk and then your parents comment on it
why is the notion that texting and social media ruining language misguided and wrong?
Language is always changing, written speech is still speech
What gesture links an utterance to a social and ecological context
Pointing - this that here and there which are deictic
what two fields is biolingusitics anthropology
biocultural anthropology and linguistics
when is a body not involved in language interaction
never
How do people enact identity in languages
accents pronunciation, code switching
