I Language and its relationship to Culture Agar the system is not your friend Let me buy you a drink Du Sie Mount Pleasant Riot Date II Crash course in language inside and beyond the circle Phonology phonetics Morphology Syntax III Beyond the circle Pragmatics Language in Context Language as Action 1 Language in ICC Language is a semiotic system through which people produce and interpret meanings How have the authors we ve read thus far directly addressed the role of language in icc Miner Geertz Carroll Doi 2 Takeo s Doi s problem implicit cultural values in verbal interaction translating across linguistic and cultural contexts Thank you versus I m sorry 3 Hospitality Norms differ cross culturally People do being a host and guest through culturally specific speech routines 4 How and Why Language matters in Intercultural Communication 5 Language Culture link Language is cultural Culture is often enacted through language Define C and L to grasp their relationship 6 When you ve studied a foreign language what are the different rubrics involved 7 How has culture been presented in the language classes you ve taken 8 What happened to Michael Agar the system is not your friend Let me buy you a drink Du Sie Mount Pleasant Riot Date 9 what s a date https www youtube com watch v bLBjwu9TO qk 5 30 10 Du Sie Equivalents in US English 11 How do you decide what to call me Options Possible interpretations What do you expect me to call you Options Possible interpretations 12 13 In Class Writing Write about an instance when either you or someone else was unsure about what to call someone In English or other language How does your example show the link between language and culture 14 What is Agar s notion of culture How does it link to language 15 Inside Agar s circle Language as System all languages have a system of rules norms even if not formally studied People rely on the implicit system to create and understand meanings 16 1 phonetics phonology sound system of a language which sound differences native speakers make and recognize 17 American English phonology US English vowel sounds How many vowels Hint not 5 18 15 vowels https www youtube com watch v 0YKGCvg F8wY 19 Phonetics Phonology can be studied inside and beyond the circle Sound distinctions don t only contribute to dictionary meanings They add social and cultural meaning via accents Don dawn Ilk elk Orange Bus boss Block black 20 Chicago Accents 21 Chicagoans linguistic trendsetters WBEZ Say what you will about the homogenizing effects of national broadcast media think how standard Tom Brokaw and Katie Couric sound the truth is that Chicagoans vowels are getting more regional not more standardized 22 Corrine McCarthy s Listening Guide Too Hot for Hockey Don and Patty took the bus to the gym to watch some hockey They met their pals Dawn and Chad They snacked on nachos hot dogs sausage and pop Then they noticed something odd the gym was getting hot Don and Dawn took off their jackets Patty wiped the sweat with a paper towel Chad took off his hat and used it as a fan the puck never hit the ice which sadly had begun to melt They couldn t get the gym cool enough The match was canceled so the friends headed to a bar to watch the Sox game 23 Chicago vowels test for a fronted o vowel a feature of Chicago English Does the speaker say h ah ckey p ah p and ah dd If so they probably have a fronted o vowel test for a raised a vowel a feature of Chicago English Does the speaker say sn eak ed h ea t and m ea tch If so they probably have a raised a vowel test for a backed uh vowel a feature of Chicago English Does the speaker say b aw s p aw ck and en aw gh If so they probably have a backed uh vowel Other things we listened for Did the speaker pronounce Don and Dawn differently most likely as Dahn and Dawn Chicagoans generally distinguish between the ah and aw vowels found in Don and Dawn Does the speaker say things like da puck or wid a paper towel The pronunciation of th as d is a classic Chicago feature though this is also found in other dialects in the U S and abroad See more at http interactive wbez org curiouscity accents reading guide html sthash icAdSZ3O dpuf 24 Stereotypical performances of Chicago accent What sounds make speaker sound distinctive https www youtube com watch v 1dTzFig GW6A How do you imagine the speaker 25 Links between phonetics phonology and culture We ascribe social meanings identities and stereotypes through phonology YouTube comments I love it It s so stereotypical Wtf we re not like that lmao That s like 1920s Chicago accent I ve never heard anyone that sounds like that I m a chicagoan who doesn t have this accent but I hear this one alot too hahaa 26 Phonetics Phonology cont d What sounds do you think are hard to learn in English What sounds have been hard for you in other languages https www youtube com watch v IUyK cIB5 I4 1 02 1 30 27 Phonetics Phonology outside Agar s circle The sound system of a language matters in intercultural communication 28 2 Morphology OH study of the smallest meaningful units in language cat s 2 morphemes noun pluralizing morpheme walk ed 2 morphemes infinitive past tense morpheme Examples of how morphology could go beyond the circle 29 3 Syntax study of structure grammar of a language rules for combining words in sentences Ex English SVO I love you Mary loves Sam vs You love me Sam loves Mary 30 Twas brillig and the slithy toves did gyre and gimble in the wabe All mimsy were the borogroves and the mome raths outgrabe Beware the Jabberwock my son The jaws that bite the claws that catch Beware the jubjub bird and shun the frumious Bandersnatch Jabberwocky Lewis Carroll 31 Languages vary enormously in their phonology morphology and syntax All involved in knowing a language But why is this not enough according to Agar 32 Language In and out of the Circle Language as a formal system inside the circle forms and structures of language as a system unto itself Language beyond the circle how language use reflects and creates social and cultural meaning 33 Pragmatics language as action language in context How language links to and gets meaning in context s How language is a tool for social action People speak to DO things 34 Language in context as action a Excuse me Professor Koven Michele social context s b Chicaahgo Chicawgo social contexts types c I now pronounce you legally wed the action this statement does 35 So how are L and C connected Language is cultural Culture is often enacted through