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7 May 2002 11:08 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
cimoreneokay, soooooo, i've edited japanese oral script (exam friday at 1:35). it's good. have tentatively chosen topic for linguistics*. must eat, shower, study greek.
*my final paper for linguistics is supposed to be a sort of informal mini-study in semantics. the book example suggests using related words like "lady" and "woman" and having a number of people rate them on a bunch of 7-point scales for connotations between "good" and "bad," "active" and "passive," etc. well, yawn. here's my variation:
words used in IM conversations to indicate emotion. surely they must get misinterpreted. yay. have a bunch of people rate them for connotations specifically re: the other person's intent.
is *shrug* universally rude? are *hugs* and "hahah" universally friendly?
i just have to pick the words and design the questions now. any word-suggestions would be most appreciated. otherwise i'm going to be combing chat transcripts this afternoon.
*my final paper for linguistics is supposed to be a sort of informal mini-study in semantics. the book example suggests using related words like "lady" and "woman" and having a number of people rate them on a bunch of 7-point scales for connotations between "good" and "bad," "active" and "passive," etc. well, yawn. here's my variation:
words used in IM conversations to indicate emotion. surely they must get misinterpreted. yay. have a bunch of people rate them for connotations specifically re: the other person's intent.
is *shrug* universally rude? are *hugs* and "hahah" universally friendly?
i just have to pick the words and design the questions now. any word-suggestions would be most appreciated. otherwise i'm going to be combing chat transcripts this afternoon.
