Agenda: Feb 20, 2006

Language and aging: aging in the family, ch 8-9

· language concepts: speech acts

· language analysis: narrative components

o Labov’s key elements

o Hymes’ SPEAKING rubric

· thought and meaning: moving into metaphor

· aging, family, caregiving: when communication is caring

· small-group breakout

I will send my UNCC Electronic Office Hours in my letter to you over your SprBreak

DUE means by or before midnight the Saturday before ‘class meeting’; Late penalties apply after that.

(10) Review:

We used conversational analysis to identify how people

present accounts for their actions

handle turns

repair information

show involvement or independence

We drew on Grice’s theories about the Cooperative Principle

to identify assumptions and presuppositions

to understand implicature

to see how politeness, involvement, & independence work

(5.40-6.35) Overview:

Talking World Maps: intersections of speech acts, narratives, metaphors

Speech act analysis (example from aphasia therapy) Handout

Narrative analyses: Labov & Hymes Handout

(10 min Break)

(6.45-7.05) Preview:

Changes to syllabus

Midterm

Metaphor Project

Centra rotation: 2 per group per week for live interaction

(7.05-7.20) Example of ‘Aging’ : Dorian Gray

7.20 Go to labs: Grps 2-4-6 go to lab with me; 1-3-5 go to Barnard

7.30-7.50 We will go through the powerpoint- no fancy stuff, b/c of labs

7.50-8.30 Small groups meet to review syllabus, task out roles, and develop questions for report that a delegated Writer will send to me on Yahoo via your small groups tonight.