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This seems very similar to/related to conversational style differences between some cultural groups in the USA, where some groups have constant interjections fr
by Vrondi 4y ago
This seems very similar to/related to conversational style differences between some cultural groups in the USA, where some groups have constant interjections from the listener side during conversation, other sub cultures here will call it "interrupting" and "being disrespectful". I've known it to cause interpersonal conflict between friends from different ethnic groups/social classes/geographical regions.
Interviews with Linguist Deborah Tannen on this topic:
https://www.waywordradio.org/tag/conversational-style/ https://www.waywordradio.org/tag/conversational-style/
https://whyy.org/episodes/interrupting-and-the-art-of-conversation/ https://whyy.org/episodes/interrupting-and-the-art-of-conver...
- ComputerGuru 4y agoI’m surprised neither of the links have transcripts. PBS usually does.
- rzzzt 4y agoI wish I could find the article I've read about this topic -- one example I remember was the "No way!", "Unbelievable!" or "Get outta here!"-kind of interjections which throw unacquainted people off, as they think the listener expresses actual disbelief. (They occasionally do, but people from the region that was brought up use it more liberally.)