3.4 - Pragmatics: Social Conventions Flashcards
What are Pragmatic Turn Taking Rules?
Wait for turn-yielding signals
- Pause - Gesture - Pitch drop - Interruptions
Acceptable vs. Unacceptable
What are Pragmatic Openings?
Greetings (Hi. How are you?)
Requests (Can you tell me…)
What are Pragmatic Closings?
Pre-closings (Sooo…, Ok, well)
Excuses (I’m late for class)
Future Contract (See you tomorrow)
Wishing well (Take care, Have a good one)
What are American Eye-Contact Rules?
Too much vs. too little
In the US, a listener looks at the speaker around 75% of the time
What are American Personal Space/Distance Rules?
TV/Movies vs. Real life
What are American Rules for the Elevator?
Face forward and move to the side
What are American Rules for Public Bathrooms?
Don’t take the stall next to someone
What are American Rules for Indirect Requests/Statements?
Could you please move over a bit?
Not, Get away from me!
What are Appropriate American Emotional Responses?
Giving no emotional response at all - blank look. (I can’t read him, She’s giving me nothing)
Laughing too hard or being over dramatic
What are American Acknowledgement gestures?
Nodding or tilting your head
Uh huh
Oh
Mmmm
What are Appropriate American Conversations in Social context?
Talking to strangers vs. familiar people
Casual talk
Swearing
Sarcasm
Being too intimate (crossing the line)
Talking in formal (work, school) vs. casual situations (party, game)
Loudness
Appropriate Topics
Etc.
Can individuals with Autism or Frontal Lobe Damage show pragmatic deficits?
Yes
Problems following the maxims
Irrelevant topics
Too much/too little info
Problems with non-literal language
Trouble with indirect requests and sarcasm
Problems wih conversational rules/conventions
Interrupting
Starting/stopping abruptly
No turn taking
Poor eye contact
Too little space
Problems being appropriate in social situations
Yelling at school
Being “rude”
Being too intimate
