On a typical Wednesday night in Bloomington, a couple of my old friends from high school, Kasandra Rieckers, Brycelyn Ruddick, and Kourtney Branaman, and I went to the IU volleyball game against Purdue. After the game, we went back to Kasandra and Brycelyn’s dorm room to talk about our Halloween costumes. The conversations of people that have known each other for a long time and see each other often will vary a lot from the conversations of people that do not see each other as often. These field notes will highlight the particular tendencies and patterns in conversation that are typical between my friends, from high school that came to IU, and I. In the first part of the transcription, 17:02-17:50, we see how girls often ask each other for
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Swearing can be a way to emphasize what you are saying. Thomas Murray shows how curse words can express many different emotions and feelings. When Kourtney says that we could “get fucked up,” she is putting an emphasis on the idea of getting drunk and having fun with our friends. When I said we could “rent a fucking cabin,” I was showing that I was excited about the idea of renting a cabin with all of our friends. We talked about how when the cops showed up to a party that Brycelyn and I were attending and my mother came to pick me up, she used swearing because of how angry she was. Now, we think it’s humorous the way she called me names when she arrived and when the police approached her but at the time I could tell how angry she …show more content…
These are conversational signals that can indicate several things. When people raise their voice they can “show a relationship between ideas…or express emotions” (Tannen 160). Brycelyn says “YOU BROKE IT ALREADY” loudly to show that she is upset and angry towards Kasandra for breaking the straw. She again uses loudness when she says “DID YOU SAY CHRIST-MAS OR NAH” to emphasize a popular phrase. Brycelyn uses loudness a third time when she says “THIS IS IT RIGHT HERE” to show how excited she is about the possible spring break trip. Talking louder than before can show the importance of the information that you are saying. Often times, the other people will show interest in what you are telling them if they believe that it is
Swearing can be a way to emphasize what you are saying. Thomas Murray shows how curse words can express many different emotions and feelings. When Kourtney says that we could “get fucked up,” she is putting an emphasis on the idea of getting drunk and having fun with our friends. When I said we could “rent a fucking cabin,” I was showing that I was excited about the idea of renting a cabin with all of our friends. We talked about how when the cops showed up to a party that Brycelyn and I were attending and my mother came to pick me up, she used swearing because of how angry she was. Now, we think it’s humorous the way she called me names when she arrived and when the police approached her but at the time I could tell how angry she …show more content…
These are conversational signals that can indicate several things. When people raise their voice they can “show a relationship between ideas…or express emotions” (Tannen 160). Brycelyn says “YOU BROKE IT ALREADY” loudly to show that she is upset and angry towards Kasandra for breaking the straw. She again uses loudness when she says “DID YOU SAY CHRIST-MAS OR NAH” to emphasize a popular phrase. Brycelyn uses loudness a third time when she says “THIS IS IT RIGHT HERE” to show how excited she is about the possible spring break trip. Talking louder than before can show the importance of the information that you are saying. Often times, the other people will show interest in what you are telling them if they believe that it is