Anthropology 2249F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Body Language, Intersubjectivity, Discourse Analysis

• School: Western University
• Department: Anthropology
• Course: Anthropology 2249F/G
• Professor: Karen Pennesi

Document Summary

What is discourse: linguistic unit (above the sentence, intersubjectivity: patterned ways of talking, language in use, people using the language, not just the abstract idea in peoples head, coherent set of ideas constructing a particular social reality. Goals of analysis: make explicit what is taken for granted about names as linguistic structures, what people do with name words has an effect on interactions, sense of self and social relationships. Tone is presented through punctuation in text messaging. Body language helps convey a message in a spoken conversation. The structure and content of texts vs. spoken conversation. A variety of language whose use is associated with contextual factors such as the setting, purpose, subject matter and genre: this can then be realized through text or speech. Biber"s dimensions of variation: involved vs. informational production. Choice depends on: purpose of communication, conditions or context, relationship between speaker/writer and addressee.