Linguistic Observation

As I observed the linguistic interaction between dyads I identified a variety of phenomena discussed in class lectures. My observations were taken in three different locations a restaurant, a shopping arena, and at a professor’s office in order to achieve a wide interpretation of the linguistic interaction. My first observation took place at a Mexican restaurant in Rosarito. There were three female and two male involved in the conversation. The setting appeared to be a family dinner. The estimated age for the female differed; there was a teenager, a woman in her early thirties and the other appeared to be in her mid-forties. On the other hand, the males were between their early thirties and mid-fifties. The apparel for female is best identified …show more content…
The greeting that best identifies the scenario is near-boundary occurrence because the greeting mainly occurred at the beginning of the social interaction. The greeting was a combination of formal and informal because the women in her early thirties politely said, “Buenos Dias (Good Morning)” followed by a handshake. Due to the handshake I infer that there is a formal boundary between the family and the women. On the contrary the male in his early thirties greeted the older couple also by saying “Buenos Dias (good morning),” but followed by a mom and dad and a kiss on the cheek. After the greeting they took a seat relatively close to each other and the conversation began. Some of the conversational genres involved gossip, sports, and retelling of memories. At first a routine was created when speaking, but then interruptions became frequent until the food arrived. Once the food arrived to the table the verbal interaction …show more content…
There is no definite formal greeting it is more as an informal command. I found it rude how the women didn’t bother to interact with her customer and just continued to do what she was previously doing. Fortunately, due to the language expertise of the women who granted the help facilitated the interaction between the owner and the customer. Also, because of her cultural diversity she managed to understand and translate both Spanish and English. In addition, this encounter may also include an imagined community because even though the women who helped and the customer didn’t know one another they both shared a common idea of belonging to the same community. In addition, trust was built between both and the thanks was given to the helper and never to the owner. I also identified that face to face communication was mostly seen between the two women who share the common