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SUMMARY:Center for Language Acquisition Invited Speaker: John Hellermann
DESCRIPTION:\n&ldquo\;The Improvisation Metaphor for Language: Studies o
f Interacting While Walking&rdquo\;\n\nAbstract: \;Video recorded da
ta of language interaction provides researchers with a view to many of t
he semiotic resources available to participants in the interaction. Thes
e resources include language (including prosody)\, linguistic and bodily
deixis\, and the demand character (Enfield 2023) of objects in the envi
ronment. The number of resources involved in the meaning-making process
presents a dilemma for the researcher interested in finding objects of i
nquiry that can be traced in the quest for understanding change over tim
e. The improvisation metaphor is discussed as a way to imagine the inter
pretation of signs\, the simultaneous process of contextualization and e
ntextualization (Silverstein and Urban 1996) that participants in spoken
interaction engage in. Examples of interaction during augmented reality
activities are presented to illustrate.\n\nBio: \;John Hellermann i
s a professor in the Department of Applied Linguistics at Portland State
University in Portland\, Oregon. Using methods from conversation analys
is\, he has investigated the sequential actions and semiotic practices i
nvolved in language learning\, the prosodic organization of language. Mo
st recently\, he has worked on language use in urban settings including\
, AR activities\, linguistic landscapes\, and attitudes toward linguisti
c diversity on the Portland State campus.\n\nFor more details: https://e
vents.la.psu.edu/event/cla_john-hellermann/
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mprovisation Metaphor for Language: Studies of Interacting While Walking
”
Abstract: Video recorded data of language
interaction provides researchers with a view to many of the semiotic res
ources available to participants in the interaction. These resources inc
lude language (including prosody), linguistic and bodily deixis, and the
demand character (Enfield 2023) of objects in the environment. The numb
er of resources involved in the meaning-making process presents a dilemm
a for the researcher interested in finding objects of inquiry that can b
e traced in the quest for understanding change over time. The improvisat
ion metaphor is discussed as a way to imagine the interpretation of sign
s, the simultaneous process of contextualization and entextualization (S
ilverstein and Urban 1996) that participants in spoken interaction engag
e in. Examples of interaction during augmented reality activities are pr
esented to illustrate.
Bio: John Hellermann is a profe
ssor in the Department of Applied Linguistics at Portland State Universi
ty in Portland, Oregon. Using methods from conversation analysis, he has
investigated the sequential actions and semiotic practices involved in
language learning, the prosodic organization of language. Most recently,
he has worked on language use in urban settings including, AR activitie
s, linguistic landscapes, and attitudes toward linguistic diversity on t
he Portland State campus.
For more details: https://events.la.psu.edu/event
/cla_john-hellermann/
URL:https://language.la.psu.edu/lectures-events/gorski-endowed-lectures/
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