Ethnography of Communication the descriptive study of the use of language, deeply embedded in its cultural context(Dell Hymes
Ethnography of Communication • the descriptive study of the use of language, deeply embedded in its cultural context (Dell Hymes)
The acronym SPEAKING .S.setting and scene. P- participants E-ends: the desired or expected outcome A-Act: how form and content are delivered K- key: mood or spirit (serious, ironic, etc. instrumentalities: the dialect or language variet N- norms: speaking conventions G- genres: different types of performance(speech, joke sermon, etc
The acronym SPEAKING • S – setting and scene • P – participants • E – ends: the desired or expected outcome • A – Act: how form and content are delivered • K – key: mood or spirit (serious, ironic, etc.) • I – instrumentalities: the dialect or language variety • N – norms: speaking conventions • G – genres: different types of performance (speech, joke, sermon, etc.)
Paralinguistic Features Body language and extralinguistic noises At least 90% of emotional information in English is transmitted by body language and tone of voice
Paralinguistic Features • Body language and extralinguistic noises At least 90% of emotional information in English is transmitted by “body language” and tone of voice
Kinesics System of notating and analyzing postures, facia expressions, and body motions that convey messages
Kinesics System of notating and analyzing postures, facial expressions, and body motions that convey messages