Chapter 2 Flashcards
What is a Narrative?
Organized story, report, or prepared talk that has a plot, argument, or theme.
What is a story as an account?
and account has a personal spin on it.
What are the five pieces of burkes pentad?
Scene (setting) Agent (character) Act (single event or sequences of events) Agency (Plotline) Purpose (outcome)
What is the Agent: act Ratio?
Uses a persons character to explain there action
What is the Scene: Act Ratio?
Uses a situation or cirumstances to justify there action
What is the Scene: Agent Ratio?
Uses situation to explain the kinds of characters who are found there.
What is the Scene: Agent: Act Ratio?
Uses a situation or circumstances to explain a persons actions.
How do Narratives function in our society?
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What do stories tell us about ourselves and others?
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What is Polysemy?
When the same word has multiple meanings
What is the Sapir/ Whorf Hypothesis?
The names that make verbal distincations also help you make conceptual distinctions. Eskimos have different names for different types of snow..
Denotative v Connotative meaing
Connatative is interprative and denotative is factual
Negation
When you say what something is you also say what it is not
Naming
Arbitrary and natural-
Langue
Formal Grammatical structure of language
Parole
How people use language
Instrumental Function of Talk
Gets something done or makes something happen in the relationship. Ex. Marriage Proposal
Indexical Function of Talk
Indicates the nature of the relationship “Come on in and have a seat”
Essential Function of Talk
Talking the relationship into being by assuming that is exists… “See you next Week”
Hypertext and Hyperlinks
the idea that all of our conversations contain coded messages that an informed listener will effortlessly understand EX. Inside Joke
immediacy
Essentializes the relationship in talk by linguistic inclusion EX us, we, let’s
Facework
Management of peoples face. Face is there dignity or respect
Positive face wants
To want to be accepted as a worth person
Negative face wants
The desire to NOT want to be imposed UPON
Low Code
Informal Talk
High Code
Formal Talk
Two types of accomodation and definition
To change your accent, rate of speech, even words used to indicate a relationship….. Convergence and divergence
Convergence
to move toward theother persons style of talk to indicate a relationship
Divergence
To move away from the style of speech of another to make a relational point such as dislike or superiority.
