LAC 1000C Lecture 11: Lesson 11 LAC
10 Jan 2019
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Social media: six degrees from six degrees of separation theory, users created profile befriended other users, the era of blogging and instant messaging, myspace, fb. Concept of compromise: good word in gb but not in the usa, working out a good solution, but in the usa it means working out a bad solution to the extent that all points of importance are lost. Complexity of nations: not every language has a country, few countries have only one language, most eu nations have one official language, austria use german as its official language, usa one language. Digital communication: scholars like david crystal believe it is not a speech, there is an active absence of simultaneous feedback normally present in an actual conversation. In the digital communication you can participate in as many conversations as you are able absent in physical setting: there is lack of rhythm in time lag creating ambiguous situations.
