COMM 2400 Discourse, Identity, Culture Flashcards
Face
the view of self each person seeks to uphold in an interaction
Master Identity
the relatively stabel parts of one’s identity, the most fixed.
examples of master identity
race, gender, ability, religion, origin.
personal identity
references to “personality” or aspects of the self’s character
examples of personal identity
tolerant/bigoted, serious, fun loving, playful
interactional identity
specific roles people take on in a situation in relation to other’s within that situation
examples of interactional identity
mother, child, boss
facework
the work we do to the time to project a desired identity
examples of facework
a physician uses the word “marijuana” instead of “pot” when talking to a supervisor about drug use and cognition
face threats
a challenge to a person’s face or desired identity that they care about in a particular situation
rhetorical perspective
more focused on how communicative action can be strategically used for a purpose
GOAL ORIENTED TOWARDS DISCOURSE FIRST, CULTURE SECOND
Cultural perspective
Culture effect, possibly determines, communication in an interaction
ORIENTED TOWARDS CULTURE FIRST, DISCOURSE SECOND
Directives
utterances that attempt to get another person to do something
representatives
utterances that report or state the affairs of a situation in the world or a situation in a particular instance
commissives
commit a speaker to a future course of action
expressives
display or reveal a speakers feelings
declaritives
transform people into situations from one type to another
speech acts
an utterance considered as an action, particularly with regard with regard to its intention, purpose, or effect
advising
directive telling someone what to do, also asking someone to tell you what to do
reproaching
a speech act that questions the goodness/judgement/ decision making/ of someone’s actions
Accounts or accounting
speech acts designated to mend-social trouble
disclaimers
verbal devices that deflect the self from the percieved or socially assigned negative preception of talk or an action
gossiping
talk about absent parties
Turn Constructional Units (TCUs)
Cue a turn by:
Social cues and knowledge of the world
Cued by a speaker through into intonation, grammar, gestures, gaze
Transition Relevence Place (TRPs)
indicate appropriate speaker changes in an interaction
Interactional meaning
the meaning of a situation for the participants in it
1) the meanings intended by the first person speaking
2) the meanings assigned by the conversational partner