http://michaelhall.vox.com/library/posts/2008/04/page/1/ en Vox Thu, 10 Apr 2008 13:17:39 -0700 Copyright 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://michaelhall.vox.com/library/post/backchanel-and-japanese-language.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Michael Hall) http://michaelhall.vox.com/library/post/backchanel-and-japanese-language.html?_c=feed-rss http://michaelhall.vox.com/library/post/backchanel-and-japanese-language.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 10 Apr 2008 13:17:39 -0700 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... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://michaelhall.vox.com/library/post/backchanel-and-japanese-language.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398d151ca000400e398eeefc40005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://michaelhall.vox.com/library/post/turn-taking-an-opinion.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Michael Hall) http://michaelhall.vox.com/library/post/turn-taking-an-opinion.html?_c=feed-rss http://michaelhall.vox.com/library/post/turn-taking-an-opinion.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 10 Apr 2008 13:11:40 -0700 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... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://michaelhall.vox.com/library/post/turn-taking-an-opinion.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398d151ca000400e398eeef790005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://michaelhall.vox.com/library/post/ambiguous-implicatures.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Michael Hall) http://michaelhall.vox.com/library/post/ambiguous-implicatures.html?_c=feed-rss http://michaelhall.vox.com/library/post/ambiguous-implicatures.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 04 Apr 2008 07:27:56 -0700 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... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://michaelhall.vox.com/library/post/ambiguous-implicatures.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398d151ca000400e398ecd6600005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://michaelhall.vox.com/library/post/implicature.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Michael Hall) http://michaelhall.vox.com/library/post/implicature.html?_c=feed-rss http://michaelhall.vox.com/library/post/implicature.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 04 Apr 2008 07:15:02 -0700 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... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://michaelhall.vox.com/library/post/implicature.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398d151ca000400f48d09ecac0001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p>