A presentation on language and interaction by
Andrea Golato, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
“Appreciatory sounds and expressions of embodied pleasure used as compliments"
Description:
Using conversation analysis as methodology, this paper focuses on compliment sequences in German conversation. Specifically, it analyzes the form and function of appreciatory sounds (oh, ah) and expressions of embodied pleasure (mmh) in compliment sequences. The data for this presentation come from 35 hours of everyday conversation, both video-taped face-to-face interaction and audio-taped telephone interaction among native speakers of German from a variety of regions.
Andrea Golato is Associate Professor of German and Linguistics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Her research interests lie in conversation analysis, specifically the intersection of culture, grammar and interaction.
Sponsored by ALSA (Applied Linguistics Student Association), Sociology, the Language Institute, East Asian Languages and Literature, the Interaction and Language Fund
Description:
Using conversation analysis as methodology, this paper focuses on compliment sequences in German conversation. Specifically, it analyzes the form and function of appreciatory sounds (oh, ah) and expressions of embodied pleasure (mmh) in compliment sequences. The data for this presentation come from 35 hours of everyday conversation, both video-taped face-to-face interaction and audio-taped telephone interaction among native speakers of German from a variety of regions.
Andrea Golato is Associate Professor of German and Linguistics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Her research interests lie in conversation analysis, specifically the intersection of culture, grammar and interaction.
Date: Feburary 27th
Time: 3:45-5:15
Location: Van Hise 254
Time: 3:45-5:15
Location: Van Hise 254
