I don't know about the rest of you but even the names of these linguistic concepts sounds fancy. They're pretty cool parts of our lives that we, like most linguistic concepts, do without realising it. I mean, we are well aware of them when they are done wrong and we are faced with an 'abnormal interaction'. Anyway, these specific parts of linguistics relate to how we interpret interactions (social or otherwise) and how we change during them. It's easy for us to say that we just 'know' how to interact and respond during activities or conversations, but (like everything) there is more to it than that. There is more hiding away beneath the surface of all interactions, and understanding what interactive frames and knowledge schemas are provides us with an insight into our own and others workings. The inspiration to write this came from a reading I did in a linguistic course by Deborah Tannen and Cynthia Wallat called Interactive Frames and Knowledge Schemas: Examples from a Medical Examination/Interview. As you can tell from the title, this particular reading focuses on the event of a medical examination or interview and how these linguistic concepts come to play during them. For more context, the medical examination and interview is between a paediatrician, an 8-year-old cerebral palsied child and their mother. It should also be noted that the paediatrician is recording this interaction for possible future study. The aim of this paper is, and quite brutally put, to show that examining the child 'in her mother's presence constituted a significant burden on the pediatrician' (Tannan & Wallat 1993, p. 63), which occurs due to framing and continuous reframing, and mismatched schemas. So, how can something so subconscious to us be a 'significant burden'?
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7/5/2018 0 Comments No videos for a while!As you all may already be aware, due to a bad internet connection I, unfortunately, have to postpone uploading videos until June or early July (if all goes to plan). Once the internet is fixed, I will be back in full force with content daily!
Join me as I show you this magnificent place that continues to be a setting that helps me sit down and write!
I headed out to my grandparents beach house for a weekend away, so I thought I'd bring you all along with me! Something a little bit different--an insight into my life. Enjoy!
13/4/2018 0 Comments Grice's MaximsWhen we communicate with others, we subconsciously (or maybe consciously for some people) think and evaluate what we’re saying for it to make sense and be delivered effectively. Many linguistic theorists and anthropologists have come up with their own reasoning about it and provided some interesting research. Some concepts include language games, activity-type inferences and so forth (which you can hear more about here). There is one that is very well-known in this world and that is Paul Grice’s Maxims. Paul Grice was a British philosopher of language. He had many interesting theories and concepts but one of the most well-known ones was his maxims. These maxims cover the communication between the speaker and the listener (there could be multiple listeners) and how the speaker effectively provides information to the listener(s). What I’ll be explaining only really covers the basics so that you can get a taste of it and be interested to do your own little bit of research (hopefully!). 30/3/2018 0 Comments Feature writing 101Feature writing is a mash-up between journalistic news writing and creative writing. In this video, I go over what a feature article is and how one is written. Nonetheless, here's some quick points to take away!
Here is my latest video on some amazing linguistic concepts! Hopefully you enjoy watching it and get excited about the mind-blowing possibilities of language as I continue to reveal them to you!
Unfortunately, parts of the video and audio did not match up during editing and I tried and failed at fixing it. Please forgive me!! 26/3/2018 0 Comments The first TaleInferno video!Here it is: The first video for the website!
This video covers what TaleInferno is about and what to expect regarding video content on this website. I'm very excited about this new chapter in TaleInferno's life and I can't wait to see what the rest of year brings! If you would like to subscribe to TaleInferno's YouTube account or just want to see what's on there, you can check it out HERE. 15/3/2018 0 Comments New logo + content news!Hi everyone! I've finally started to make some final decisions about what my next projects are going to be for this website. I want to keep providing interesting and engaging content for everyone, so no one is left behind in their journey to ignite the story! Firstly, as you may have noticed on the home page and attached to this post, we now have a new logo! It's very exciting to have an image that represents what this website is all about. It took a long time to design because I am definitely not a graphic designer. However, I had a lot of fun giving it a go. I actually designed a few different options since I wasn't sure on the exact style. I ended up deciding on this one because it's simple but has a bit of personality (or at least I'd like to think so!). Another reason why I went for this logo design was because it allows there to be other images alongside it that are similar. What do I mean by that? Well, that leads into the next bit of news about the website, and that is I'm going to start creating videos to be uploaded onto here as well as onto YouTube. I am in the process of organising the account and making sure I have everything sorted before I put the first couple of videos out. There are a range of ideas I have to be made into videos, but pending resources and time (uni and work) depends on how frequently I can produce this kind of content. How does this affect the logo? Well, I'm glad you asked. 13/3/2018 0 Comments The role of an editor 101For all writers, it’s always important to have a good editor to go over your work before publication. All publishing houses will have their own editors who specialise in a range of editorial areas, or they will have an editor who has a range of specialties. A publishing house, depending on how big it is, will also have people who dabble in editorial tasks, such as a reader who assesses manuscripts to see whether it’s of the publisher’s interest to publish it or a proofreader who is usually in charge of quality control and works as a second pair of eyes over a manuscript as it goes through multiple editing cycles. Today, we’re focussing on the editor who liaises with a range of groups and the kinds of roles and responsibilities they have. If you’re someone who wants to self-publish, finding the right kind of editor can be difficult. Do you want someone who will help restructure and give advice about the tone of your work? Do you want someone who can pick out the spelling mistakes or liaise with you through the publishing process? Hopefully this will open your eyes to the world of editing and make you curious about this part of the creation process. |
AuthorCharlotte is a reading and writing lover who has completed a creative writing intensive course at the University of Oxford and is a current university student studying a double degree in journalism and creative writing. If you are curious to learn more, check out the 'About' page. Archives
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