I thought the article we read about the silence in Japanese language
was very interesting. Initially I thought it didn't seem that
different from the conversations American speakers have. In other
words, I feel like American's use body language once in a while, but
now that we read this article, I have been paying attention and I think
that it is extremely rare for American speakers to be silent.
Silence is usually awkward and filled with a face that represents "this
is awkward, what should we say now." After talking with another
girl in our class who has witnessed Japanese conversations, she said
that they honestly use silence very often and it seems somewhat awkward
to American's listening because it makes you wonder why no one is
speaking when in reality they are using body language, smiles, nods,
etc.. to converse. Just thought I would share my thoughts on that
article. :)
To make sure I understand adjacency pairs, I've decided to give a few examples.
From class:
How are you?
Fine, thanks. How are you?
Hey, there.
Hey!
You're cute.
Thank you.
(would "your're cute too" be expected as an adjacency pair?)
Let's grab a drink tonight.
Okay, when and where?
What time will you be here on Sunday?
11:00.
I missed you so much!
I missed you too!
So preference organization would be the possibility of having a few
different answers to the questions, correct? So for What time
will you be here on Sunday? The Preferred answer would be a
time. The non-preferred would be something like "oh I"m not
coming anymore." Or for You're cute. The preferred answer would
be, "Thanks, you're cute too" or "You're not so bad yourself."
The non-preferred answer would be "No I'm not" or "Wish I could say the
same." Haha.
Clinton should win this Presidency
a.) "No way, a woman couldn't run this country"
b.) "Well, she would make a good leader, but I think McCain would be better."
c.) "I agree."
Order of niceness: c., b., a.
I am finally healed from my facelift.
a.) "It looks great."
b.) "You look so much better than before, you really needed it."
c.) "I can't even tell the difference."
a., b., c.
Rajon Rondo has been such an asset to the Boston Celtics!
a.) He is pretty good, but they have some other really experienced players I think are more well trained."
b.) "He's no Michael Jordan."
c.) "He's amazing, my favorite player to watch, a huge asset to the team and should be breaking records soon."
c., a., b.
"To tell someone you love them"
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I
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say something
say nothing
"I love you"
Kiss them, hug them, give them "the eye"
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on
record hint
"I love you" "I think we were meant for each other."
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face saving
bald
??? "You are the love of my life."
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pos. politeness neg. politeness
"Let's make-out." "I think I'm falling for you."
Did I do this right? I couldn't figure out what face saving would
be. Also would the actual words, "I love you" work for say
something, on record, bald, etc...?
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