{"id":15,"date":"2019-09-06T21:09:24","date_gmt":"2019-09-07T04:09:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/texttechnologies\/?page_id=15"},"modified":"2019-09-20T21:24:57","modified_gmt":"2019-09-21T04:24:57","slug":"task-two-does-shape-the-way-we-think","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/texttechnologies\/task-two-does-shape-the-way-we-think\/","title":{"rendered":"Task Two"},"content":{"rendered":"

Below are my contributions to Lera Borditsky’s SAR lecture from May 2017:<\/p>\n

As<\/span> Lera<\/span> Boroditcky<\/span> started<\/span> her<\/span> talk,<\/span> I<\/span> began<\/span> thinking<\/span> about<\/span> the<\/span> way<\/span> in<\/span> which<\/span> language<\/span> is<\/span> invasive.<\/span> Within<\/span> an<\/span> interaction,<\/span> the<\/span> words<\/span> of<\/span> one<\/span> participant<\/span> can<\/span> affect<\/span> the<\/span> way<\/span> another<\/span> feels,<\/span> about<\/span> themselves<\/span> or<\/span> the<\/span> world,<\/span> thinks<\/span> and<\/span> acts.<\/span> We<\/span> are<\/span> limited<\/span> in<\/span> our<\/span> ability<\/span> to<\/span> stop<\/span> the<\/span> usage<\/span> of<\/span> language<\/span> of<\/span> others<\/span> and<\/span> are<\/span> in<\/span> a<\/span> constant<\/span> state<\/span> of<\/span> vulnerability.<\/span> Words<\/span> need<\/span> only<\/span> be<\/span> said,<\/span> there<\/span> is<\/span> little<\/span> control<\/span> in<\/span> hearing.<\/span> Words<\/span> work<\/span> in<\/span> one<\/span> direction<\/span> –out.<\/span> At<\/span> the<\/span> kindergarten<\/span> level,<\/span> we<\/span> teach<\/span> girls<\/span> about<\/span> the<\/span> significance<\/span> of<\/span> words<\/span> and<\/span> describe<\/span> them<\/span> as<\/span> bubbles.<\/span> Once<\/span> you<\/span> put<\/span> them<\/span> out<\/span> into<\/span> the<\/span> world,<\/span> they<\/span> are<\/span> impossible<\/span> to<\/span> get<\/span> back.<\/span> Pop.<\/span><\/p>\n

It’s<\/span> also<\/span> interesting<\/span> that<\/span> although<\/span> politicians<\/span> have<\/span> used<\/span> language<\/span> as<\/span> their<\/span> tool<\/span> for<\/span> engaging<\/span> constituents,<\/span> gaining<\/span> popularity,<\/span> challenging<\/span> opponents,<\/span> etc.<\/span> the<\/span> way<\/span> in<\/span> which<\/span> politicians<\/span> are<\/span> engaging<\/span> with<\/span> social<\/span> media<\/span> has<\/span> affected<\/span> the<\/span> way<\/span> messages,<\/span> ideas<\/span> and<\/span> position<\/span> are<\/span> communicated.<\/span> Written<\/span> language<\/span> has<\/span> become<\/span> paramount<\/span> in<\/span> this<\/span> age<\/span> of<\/span> Trump<\/span> twittering<\/span> where<\/span> reach<\/span> is<\/span> instantaneous<\/span> and<\/span> permanent.<\/span> Additionally,<\/span> social<\/span> media<\/span> platforms<\/span> have<\/span> provided<\/span> a<\/span> space<\/span> where<\/span> overly<\/span> casual<\/span> language<\/span> is<\/span> accepted,<\/span> even<\/span> from<\/span> the<\/span> POTUS.<\/span><\/p>\n

But<\/span> at<\/span> the<\/span> same<\/span> time,<\/span> it<\/span> is<\/span> impossible<\/span> to<\/span> say<\/span> the<\/span> same<\/span> thing<\/span> in<\/span> a<\/span> different<\/span> language<\/span> or<\/span> dialect,<\/span> as<\/span> suggested<\/span> by<\/span> De<\/span> Luca.<\/span><\/p>\n

I<\/span> also<\/span> loved<\/span> the<\/span> way<\/span> in<\/span> which<\/span> Alexander<\/span> MacDonald<\/span> spoke<\/span> about<\/span> shared<\/span> story.<\/span> That<\/span> one<\/span> tapper<\/span> might<\/span> use<\/span> a<\/span> move<\/span> of<\/span> another,<\/span> therefor<\/span> adding<\/span> one<\/span> dancer’s<\/span> story<\/span> their<\/span> own.<\/span> He<\/span> refers<\/span> to<\/span> this<\/span> idea<\/span> as<\/span> “collective<\/span> authorship”.<\/span> For<\/span> me,<\/span> it’s<\/span> a<\/span> really<\/span> beautiful<\/span> concept<\/span> that<\/span> works<\/span> to<\/span> connect<\/span> people<\/span> together.<\/span> In<\/span> connecting<\/span> to<\/span> this<\/span> idea,<\/span> the<\/span> director<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> Junior<\/span> School<\/span> once<\/span> said<\/span> to<\/span> me<\/span> (after<\/span> I<\/span> borrowed<\/span> her<\/span> exact<\/span> words<\/span> in<\/span> a<\/span> separate<\/span> conversation)<\/span> that<\/span> someone<\/span> using<\/span> her<\/span> words<\/span> to<\/span> express<\/span> themselves<\/span> was<\/span> a<\/span> great<\/span> compliment.<\/span> This<\/span> could<\/span> be<\/span> seen<\/span> as<\/span> another<\/span> form<\/span> of<\/span> collective<\/span> authorship.<\/span> Thoughts?<\/span><\/p>\n

And<\/span> perhaps<\/span> even<\/span> history,<\/span> as<\/span> De<\/span> Luca<\/span> mentions.<\/span><\/p>\n

We’ve<\/span> been<\/span> having<\/span> a<\/span> lot<\/span> of<\/span> professional<\/span> dialogue<\/span> around<\/span> background<\/span> knowledge<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> effect<\/span> it<\/span> has<\/span> on<\/span> the<\/span> ability<\/span> to<\/span> engage<\/span> and<\/span> connect<\/span> with<\/span> text,<\/span> perceive<\/span> information<\/span> and<\/span> understand<\/span> meaning.<\/span> That<\/span> layered<\/span> with<\/span> varying<\/span> language<\/span> backgrounds<\/span> provides<\/span> a<\/span> challenge<\/span> when<\/span> thinking<\/span> about<\/span> assessment<\/span> practices<\/span> and<\/span> strategies.<\/span><\/p>\n

I’m<\/span> not<\/span> sure<\/span> if<\/span> there<\/span> wasn’t<\/span> a<\/span> written<\/span> form,<\/span> or<\/span> if<\/span> it<\/span> just<\/span> wasn’t<\/span> the<\/span> norm\/tradition.<\/span> I<\/span> got<\/span> the<\/span> impression<\/span> that<\/span> oral<\/span> language<\/span> was<\/span> the<\/span> predominant,<\/span> but<\/span> not<\/span> exclusive,<\/span> means<\/span> of<\/span> communication.<\/span><\/p>\n

Although<\/span> Lera’s<\/span> jesting<\/span> a<\/span> bit<\/span> here,<\/span> the<\/span> fact<\/span> that<\/span> two<\/span> individuals<\/span> who<\/span> are<\/span> familiar<\/span> with<\/span> each<\/span> other’s<\/span> nuances<\/span> still<\/span> might<\/span> find<\/span> it<\/span> difficult<\/span> to<\/span> communicate<\/span> or<\/span> understand<\/span> each<\/span> other<\/span> using<\/span> the<\/span> same<\/span> language,<\/span> only<\/span> illustrates<\/span> the<\/span> complexity<\/span> of<\/span> this<\/span> topic.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Below are my contributions to Lera Borditsky’s SAR lecture from May 2017: As Lera Boroditcky started her talk, I began thinking about the way in which language is invasive. Within an interaction, the words of one participant can affect the way another feels, about themselves or the world, thinks and acts. We are limited in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":65137,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-15","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/texttechnologies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/texttechnologies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/texttechnologies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/texttechnologies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/65137"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/texttechnologies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/texttechnologies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":77,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/texttechnologies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15\/revisions\/77"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/texttechnologies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}