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The way people approach conversation is strongly culturally ingrained. The way it was explained to me by a Brit is that he had to stop looking for "normal conv

The way people approach conversation is strongly culturally ingrained. The way it was explained to me by a Brit is that he had to stop looking for "normal conversation" because Californians just "take turns talking about themselves". There's advantages and disadvantages both ways but most people are strongly biased to whatever approach they grew up with.

DonHopkins 3y ago
Californians just take turns talking about what turns they took to drive to where they are talking about what roads they took to get there. Every Californians Ever (Part 1 of 2): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCer2e0t8r8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCer2e0t8r8 Every Californians Ever (Part 2 of 2): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzZkaqBmH-s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzZkaqBmH-s I love how the actors have such a hard time keeping from cracking up while delivering their lines and facial expressions, because it's TOTALLY how Californians actually talk. (Except for Betty White whose performance was flawless.) Q: How many Northern Californians does it take to change a lightbulb? A: Hella!!! Q: How many Southern Californians does it take to change a lightbulb? A: Totally!!! https://escholarship.org/uc/item/6492j904 https://escholarship.org/uc/item/6492j904 Hella Nor Cal or Totally So Cal?: The Perceptual Dialectology of California Mary Bucholtz, Nancy Bermudez, Victor Fung, Lisa Edwards and Rosalva Vargas. Journal of English Linguistics 2007; 35; 325. DOI: 10.1177/0075424207307780 >Abstract >This study provides the first detailed account of perceptual dialectology within California (as well as one of the first accounts of perceptual dialectology within any single state). Quantitative analysis of a map-labeling task carried out in Southern California reveals that California’s most salient linguistic boundary is between the northern and southern regions of the state. Whereas studies of the perceptual dialectology of the United States as a whole have focused almost exclusively on regional dialect differences, respondents associated particular regions of California less with distinctive dialects than with differences in language (English versus Spanish), slang use, and social groups. The diverse socio linguistic situation of California is reflected in the emphasis both on highly salient social groups thought to be stereotypical of California by residents and nonresidents alike (e.g., surfers) and on groups that, though prominent in the cultural landscape of the state, remain largely unrecognized by outsiders (e.g., hicks). Extra credit question: Can you locate the isogloss designating the "101" / "The 101" line? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isogloss https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isogloss

DonHopkins 3y ago

Californians just take turns talking about what turns they took to drive to where they are talking about what roads they took to get there. Every Californians Ever (Part 1 of 2): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCer2e0t8r8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCer2e0t8r8 Every Californians Ever (Part 2 of 2): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzZkaqBmH-s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzZkaqBmH-s I love how the actors have such a hard time keeping from cracking up while delivering their lines and facial expressions, because it's TOTALLY how Californians actually talk. (Except for Betty White whose performance was flawless.) Q: How many Northern Californians does it take to change a lightbulb? A: Hella!!! Q: How many Southern Californians does it take to change a lightbulb? A: Totally!!! https://escholarship.org/uc/item/6492j904 https://escholarship.org/uc/item/6492j904 Hella Nor Cal or Totally So Cal?: The Perceptual Dialectology of California Mary Bucholtz, Nancy Bermudez, Victor Fung, Lisa Edwards and Rosalva Vargas. Journal of English Linguistics 2007; 35; 325. DOI: 10.1177/0075424207307780 >Abstract >This study provides the first detailed account of perceptual dialectology within California (as well as one of the first accounts of perceptual dialectology within any single state). Quantitative analysis of a map-labeling task carried out in Southern California reveals that California’s most salient linguistic boundary is between the northern and southern regions of the state. Whereas studies of the perceptual dialectology of the United States as a whole have focused almost exclusively on regional dialect differences, respondents associated particular regions of California less with distinctive dialects than with differences in language (English versus Spanish), slang use, and social groups. The diverse socio linguistic situation of California is reflected in the emphasis both on highly salient social groups thought to be stereotypical of California by residents and nonresidents alike (e.g., surfers) and on groups that, though prominent in the cultural landscape of the state, remain largely unrecognized by outsiders (e.g., hicks). Extra credit question: Can you locate the isogloss designating the "101" / "The 101" line? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isogloss https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isogloss