What would happen to culture if everyone started to communicate via these technologies?
in what ways would brain-to-brain interface be like slime (3)?
what’s a “plural subject” (4)? can you think of other examples than that provided in the article?
what’s selection? provide at least one example from your life. then define “negotiation” and again provide at least one example.
can you think of someone who isn’t selective enough with their language? explain. What are the effects of this way of being?
“My selecting one formulation over others neatly accomplishes two things at once: providing relevant information and indexing our social relation. ” (4). What does this mean?
can you think of someone who doesn’t negotiate enough with their language? explain?
“We are social beings first and foremost” (5). do you agree or disagree? why?
“Language is the main tool by which we navigate this mosaic of socialrelations, constantly switching frames between ‘me’ and the many different senses ofus’. Seen in this light, selection and negotiation are not bugs, but features. ” (6). What does this mean?
“Sometimes precision gained is freedom lost.” (6) Cam you provide an example of this idea?
in what ways would new brain-to-brain interfaces developments bring us “full-circle” (7)?
“Language is a filter between the private and the public, and an infrastructure for negotiating consent and dissent.” (8) Try putting this in your own words.
according to silverstein, what’s the main function of language (119)?
what’s grammar and what’s culture and how are they related in language (121)?
where are grammar and culture manifested (121)?
what’s “propositionality” (120)? are propositions the basis of language?
what are acts of “indexing” (120)? how do these inform what language is?
What do you call your parents? What are other ways of indexing a parent? What do you think would happen if you indexed your parent using another word—for example, if you suddenly called your mother “Mother” instead of “Mom”?
How is the pronoun “they” an index? In other words, how does it change depending on the context in which it is spoken? Is it culturally determined in any way? Explain.
what have linguists often assumed concerning grammar (121)?
in what ways does “the very behavior of speaking…contributes its own ‘meaning’ to the sentences underlying utterances” (122)?
in what ways do the meanings of pronouns shift according to the context or social situation (125)?
“Note then that the only truly unpredictable sentences are those which have no part determined by the context of situation of their messages.” (125). What does silverstein mean here?
what are “segmental” and “referential” properties (127)?
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