CMN 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Tag Question, Collectivism, Speech Code
12 Dec 2016
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Speech codes theory is different; could be scientific by empirical testing and. Speech code is a preoccupation with metacommunication: their talk about talk. Lecture 15 - 11/29 - speech codes theory & genderlect styles theory. Speech codes theory = the relationship between communication and culture. Speech code = a system of socially constructed symbols and meanings, premises, and rules, pertaining to communicative conduct more interpretive theory. Meshes linguistics and ethnography to find speech codes among certain cultural groups communicative conduct in its natural setting in order to understand a culture"s concept web of meanings. Philipsen research examined two distinct cultures in us: teamsterville and nacirema. Teamsterville = comparison between blue collar working community located in. Chicago and community that the researcher was from. Nacirema = american spelled backwards; compared sb and seattle middle class communities. Ethnography = the work of a naturalist who watches, listens, and records. Language was more intelligible & practiced by a majority of americans.
