http://maggiefennell.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ en Vox Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:20:17 -0400 Copyright 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://maggiefennell.vox.com/library/post/japanese-convos.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Maggie Fennell) http://maggiefennell.vox.com/library/post/japanese-convos.html?_c=feed-rss http://maggiefennell.vox.com/library/post/japanese-convos.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:20:17 -0400 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 ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://maggiefennell.vox.com/library/post/japanese-convos.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398d1f2a5000100f48d0c49500001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://maggiefennell.vox.com/library/post/adjacency-pairs.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Maggie Fennell) http://maggiefennell.vox.com/library/post/adjacency-pairs.html?_c=feed-rss http://maggiefennell.vox.com/library/post/adjacency-pairs.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:14:18 -0400 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?)... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://maggiefennell.vox.com/library/post/adjacency-pairs.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398d1f2a5000100f48d0c48e60001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://maggiefennell.vox.com/library/post/niceness-rankings.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Maggie Fennell) http://maggiefennell.vox.com/library/post/niceness-rankings.html?_c=feed-rss http://maggiefennell.vox.com/library/post/niceness-rankings.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 03 Apr 2008 17:18:52 -0400 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 ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://maggiefennell.vox.com/library/post/niceness-rankings.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398d1f2a5000100e398ec93930004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://maggiefennell.vox.com/library/post/todays-chart.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Maggie Fennell) http://maggiefennell.vox.com/library/post/todays-chart.html?_c=feed-rss http://maggiefennell.vox.com/library/post/todays-chart.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 03 Apr 2008 17:11:56 -0400 "To tell someone you love them" __________________________ I ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://maggiefennell.vox.com/library/post/todays-chart.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398d1f2a5000100e398ec933b0004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://maggiefennell.vox.com/library/post/implicature.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Maggie Fennell) http://maggiefennell.vox.com/library/post/implicature.html?_c=feed-rss http://maggiefennell.vox.com/library/post/implicature.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 25 Mar 2008 18:58:49 -0400 Okay I'm going to make sure I know the difference between generalized and particularized implicature. It is cold outside: Particularized because you are talking about it being cold to you in the place you are right now. It is cold in winter:... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://maggiefennell.vox.com/library/post/implicature.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398d1f2a5000100e398e9a2ef0004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://maggiefennell.vox.com/library/post/cooperative-and-politeness-principles.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Maggie Fennell) http://maggiefennell.vox.com/library/post/cooperative-and-politeness-principles.html?_c=feed-rss http://maggiefennell.vox.com/library/post/cooperative-and-politeness-principles.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 24 Mar 2008 11:14:16 -0400 Hello Everyone! I want to make sure I understand the anomalies. For Cooperative: Maxim of quality: Roger Clemens is a great baseball player accused of using steroids. Roger Clemens doesn't use steroids. (If th... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://maggiefennell.vox.com/library/post/cooperative-and-politeness-principles.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398d1f2a5000100f48ce789a00002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://maggiefennell.vox.com/library/post/locutionary.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Maggie Fennell) http://maggiefennell.vox.com/library/post/locutionary.html?_c=feed-rss http://maggiefennell.vox.com/library/post/locutionary.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 23 Mar 2008 23:05:16 -0400 I think I understand Locutionary, Illocutionary, and Perlocutionary now. One question I have though, is this: Can any sentence be Locutionary? So for example, Maggie will be visiting the Julia R. Ewen elementary school tomorrow to work on h... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://maggiefennell.vox.com/library/post/locutionary.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398d1f2a5000100f48ce75b5b0002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://maggiefennell.vox.com/library/post/deixis.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Maggie Fennell) http://maggiefennell.vox.com/library/post/deixis.html?_c=feed-rss http://maggiefennell.vox.com/library/post/deixis.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 19 Mar 2008 23:03:21 -0400 Hey everyone! Welcom back to Vox. Hope you guys had a great spring break. I thought the deixis conversation was really interesting yesterday but I don't get all of it. So... here's some practice. Let me know what you think. The Carnival cru... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://maggiefennell.vox.com/library/post/deixis.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398d1f2a5000100f48ce5fd640002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://maggiefennell.vox.com/library/post/analysis-review-hierarchy-levels.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Maggie Fennell) http://maggiefennell.vox.com/library/post/analysis-review-hierarchy-levels.html?_c=feed-rss http://maggiefennell.vox.com/library/post/analysis-review-hierarchy-levels.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 28 Feb 2008 01:24:31 -0500 The four main hierarchy levels are: Beginner- Animals Superordinate- Lexical Gap Basic- Dogs Subordinate - Shitzu Beginner- Animals Superordinate- Fish Basic- ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://maggiefennell.vox.com/library/post/analysis-review-hierarchy-levels.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398d1f2a5000100f48cfe1cbd0001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://maggiefennell.vox.com/library/post/analysis-crunch-metaphors-vs-idioms.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Maggie Fennell) http://maggiefennell.vox.com/library/post/analysis-crunch-metaphors-vs-idioms.html?_c=feed-rss http://maggiefennell.vox.com/library/post/analysis-crunch-metaphors-vs-idioms.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 28 Feb 2008 01:20:11 -0500 I was reviewing for our Analysis and realized I keep getting metaphors and idioms confused. Here are some examples I came up with to help me figure them out. 1.) It's raining cats and dogs- metaphore because it is not literal. In it's li... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://maggiefennell.vox.com/library/post/analysis-crunch-metaphors-vs-idioms.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398d1f2a5000100f48cdf5de30002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p>