COMS 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Gangsta Rap, Susanne Langer, Speech Community

• School: University of Calgary
• Department: Communications Studies
• Course: COMS 201
• Professor: Samantha Thrift

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Similar to standpoint theory, but more specific. Suzanne langer (one of the first women academic philosophers): de(cid:448)eloped idea of (cid:862)dis(cid:272)ourse (cid:272)o(cid:373)(cid:373)u(cid:374)ities(cid:863) In a nutshell, speech communities: (cid:862)differe(cid:374)t so(cid:272)ial groups tea(cid:272)h (cid:373)e(cid:373)(cid:271)ers disti(cid:374)(cid:272)t st(cid:455)les of (cid:272)o(cid:373)(cid:373)u(cid:374)i(cid:272)ati(cid:374)g a(cid:374)d i(cid:374)terpreti(cid:374)g the (cid:272)o(cid:373)(cid:373)u(cid:374)i(cid:272)atio(cid:374) of others(cid:863) (cid:894)wood, 220(cid:895) Speech code: members of a particular social group have a way (or system) of communicating that people outside that community do not understand: ex. Pronunciation, manner of speaking, vocabulary: english speakers that use language/communication in a way that other english speakers may not understand. (cid:862)are there (cid:272)o(cid:373)(cid:373)u(cid:374)i(cid:272)atio(cid:374) patter(cid:374)s, practices, and understandings used by members of this group that are (cid:374)ot u(cid:374)derstood a(cid:374)d/or used (cid:271)(cid:455) people outside the group? (cid:863) (cid:894)wood, If yes, then that social group constitutes a speech community: e(cid:454). (cid:374)oop dog repla(cid:272)es the e(cid:374)ds of (cid:449)ords (cid:449)ith (cid:862)-izzle(cid:863) from the gangster rap community so this in a sense creates a speech community because people outside the ga(cid:374)gster rap group do(cid:374)(cid:859)t u(cid:374)dersta(cid:374)d the refere(cid:374)(cid:272)es.