Interpreting meaning in context Flashcards
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linguistic competence
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knowledge of the structure of one’s language (phonology, morphology, syntax)
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Communicative competence
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knowledge a speaker has that enables him/her to use their language in socially appropriate ways
3
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Ethnography field methods
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research method and written account of info
4
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Tape recording
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Hawthorne Effect; transcribes the recordings and analyze which involves looking for patterns/repetitions (Tannen)
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Thin description
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objective accounts of observed behaviors; describing behaviors in large context
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Thick description
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describe behaviors and interpret the meanings of this behaviors
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Participant observation
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participating in the social life of a community while making systematic observations of behaviors and beliefs
8
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Goodman’s “social business”
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