PSY100H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 17: In-Group Favoritism, Coevolution, Ingroups And Outgroups
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Why do we use language: a common ground: set of knowledge that the speak and listener shares. Evolves as people take turns being the speaker and the listener. Easier to talk with 4 people than to 10 people (easier to cooperate) Different levels of language use: lexicon: words and expressions, syntax: grammatical rules for arranging words and expression, speech rate, accent. Conversational coordination: people in conversation tend to have similar accents and rates of speech, associated with one"s social identity, interpersonal alignment. One has lived in both america and britain. Speaks with an american accent with american; british accent with brits. Sunday, march 12, 2017: situation models (pickering and garrod 2004) Representations about the topic of a conversation. Ex. imaging gary giving mary the ring. Theory: as one describe a situation with language, others in the conversation use similar words and grammar.
