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Backchanel and Japanese Language

2008-04-10T20:17:39Z

The article we read for Thursday was really interesting to me because it is something that I have experienced first-hand. While studying abroad in Japan the use of the subtle grunt, "nn", to signify one's agreement or attention during a conversati...

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Turn-taking; An opinion

2008-04-10T20:11:40Z

In the article that we read for Tuesday the author briefly mentioned the Native American custom of using pauses between turns of taking the floor. These pauses, which I would think would be quite discomforting to most Americans, are something that...

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Ambiguous Implicatures

2008-04-04T14:27:56Z

So thinking about the many different ways implicatures are used brought to mind somewhat of a correlation between them and politeness. More specifically how people tend to use the most ambiguous implied meaning when they have to tell someone somet...

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Implicature

2008-04-04T14:15:02Z

So I am wondering if anyone else has the problems with implied meaning, via texting, that I have encountered. I have a particular friend who does everything in her power not to have a normal phone conversation and insists on texting only. To say t...

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