tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843157625045099797.post3276803119392640308..comments2024-03-27T23:56:25.286-07:00Comments on Cabinet of Wonders: The Languages of Tone and RhythmHeather McDougalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09683209580852572301noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843157625045099797.post-29848883648406899002008-07-17T10:26:00.000-07:002008-07-17T10:26:00.000-07:00I'm the opposite, I hate the phone because I can't...I'm the opposite, I hate the phone because I can't see the body cues and it makes me uncomfortable. <BR/><BR/>Can't stand text messaging, chat rooms, or twitter, either, though. Although I love blogs and email.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843157625045099797.post-85169421646703639742008-06-15T23:38:00.000-07:002008-06-15T23:38:00.000-07:00I suggest youtube'in the term "Stacking" http://ww...I suggest youtube'in the term "Stacking" <BR/><BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrUt_iw7-lA<BR/><BR/>warning explici, but then that is sometimes the nature of communication!Crack la Rockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15549464416729359223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843157625045099797.post-21402310815655219162008-06-06T15:54:00.000-07:002008-06-06T15:54:00.000-07:00I'm glad you mentioned netspeak/13375p54k there at...I'm glad you mentioned netspeak/13375p54k there at the end. I remember when I was in college and the internet was just starting to become something used by students. Emoticons were such a strange and new thing. I actually used to tilt my head sometimes to see what was trying to be communicated. :) adds a signal to the written language that helps us tell if the person is serious, angry, or joking. This has even gotten to the point where people are using pseudo-HTML tags. Take these three examples:<BR/><BR/>You're so intelligent. e_e<BR/>You're so intelligent. <3<BR/>You're so intelligent. >.<<BR/><BR/>The first has the rolling-eyes emoticon, indicating that there's sense of sarcasm. The second has the heart emoticon, indicating admiration for that quality. The third has the D'oh! emoticon, perhaps indicting that while the statement is true, it's being admitted that it's a frustrating truth.<BR/><BR/>I think also that non-linguistic pop-culture references allow for complex communication. Someone can hum the segue from Dragnet, (DUMM-dada-dum) and indicate (perhaps facetiously) that there is a mystery afoot. Sometimes, this allows the "inside joke" to be open to a large group of people, perhaps even strangers. If a theatre student were to ask me what I'm doing, and the long explanation is that I'm waiting for someone, we had an appointment perhaps, he's extremely late, and I think he'll end up being a no-show, but I must give him ever a little more time, I can simply say, "Waiting for Godot," and all of that will be communicated. It reminds me of the ST:TNG episode "<A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darmok_%28TNG_episode%29" REL="nofollow">Darmok</A> "where Picard has to learn to communicate with someone whose people only use metaphor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com