04:189:101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Pragmatics

• School: Rutgers University
• Department: Communication and Informatio
• Course: 04:189:101
• Professor: J E N Mandelbaum

Document Summary

Characteristics of culture: complex & multi-faceted high and low context cultures (e. t. Hall: high context cultures most of the information is in people rather than explicitly in messages, example: in china, thank you is understood in culture. Clicker question: family and culture norms regarding food and alcohol consumption at the family dinner table illustrates high context culture. Its vocabulary: abstively = combines absolutely and positively ; used to express, amazon = a women who is too tall and too muscular and who acts emphatic agreement. Like a man : bacon-cruiser = a vehicle driven by a pig or cop, beer muscles = inflated ego which is the result of alcohol consumption (thinks they"re stronger when they"re drunk) What is the role of mediated communication: media gives access to other cultures, ability for people to watch what"s happening around the world, through movies, social media, etc. Constructed through communication; there may be several versions.