Bunkey amp Boo Monkey amp Bear But first a word from our Comics General Background What are some cultural idioms in America Kick the bucket Raining cats and dogs Cut to the chase ID: 177063
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Personal Idioms
Bunkey & BooMonkey & Bear
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But first, a word from our . . . Comics!Slide3
General Background
What are some cultural idioms in America?Kick the bucketRaining cats and dogsCut to the chaseOver the hill
Throw in the towel
Break a leg
Tow the lineSlide4
Key QuestionSo what is an idiom?Slide5
Characteristics of Cultural Idioms
Metaphoric—a saying, phrase, jargonSometimes used for taboo/ unpleasant/embarrassing conceptsInherent indirectness helps protect “face”Often originate in cultural events, rituals, practices, or historyDifficult for non-members of a culture or co-culture to understand
Processed in both the left and right hemisphereSlide6
Cultures recognize relationships—linguistically and symbolicallySlide7
BUT--a close relationship is a culture within a cultureTo distinguish themselves, to create a unique relational culture (identity), to affirm closeness, partners create personal idioms.
Used in many types of relationshipsFriends, family, coworkers, dating, marriedKey difference between personal idioms and cultural idioms? They are unique & emergent
Are these personal idioms?
Honey, sweetheart, babe, sis, broSlide8
4 Categories of Personal Idioms (based on 545 examples from romantic couples)
1.Relational IntimacyExpressions of Affection show love, caring, and appreciationPartner Nicknames are terms of address for a close other
2.Shared knowledge and privacy
Names for Others
are labels for people outside of the relationship
Requests and Routines
are ways to communicate something in the presence of others without their knowledge Slide9
Categories of Personal Idioms, cont.
3.Internal dynamics/controlTeasing Insults are humorous ways to tell someone that certain behaviors are bothersome without being directly criticalConfrontations are also focused on bothersome behaviors, but without the element of teasing
THIN LINE BETWEEN THESE TWO TYPES OF IDIOMS
Examples from your own life where they crossed?Slide10
Categories of Personal Idioms, cont.
4. Reducing embarrassment & establishing specialnessSexual Invitations are ways of indirectly initiating sexual interactions Sexual References and Euphemisms are terms for sexual intercourse; woman’s menstrual cycle Slide11
Summary: Functions
To create a culture of shared meaning which sets relationship apart from the larger culture.Constitute part of the relational identity. To avoid conflict over small problems (teasing insults) and reaffirm the relationship following conflict. Nicknames and Terms of Affection remind partners that they value each other and share something special.
To help negotiate potentially awkward situations—
save face
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Requests and Routines enable relationship members to signal needs and desires within larger groups without offending others
Sexual References and Euphemisms allow romantic partners to negotiate the sometimes embarrassing circumstances of sexual activity
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Language Just for Fun
1. THINGY (thing-ee) n. Female..... Any part under a car's hood. Male..... The strap fastener on a woman's bra. 2. VULNERABLE (vul-ne-ra-bel) adj. Female... Fully opening up one's self emotionally to another.
Male.... Playing football without a cup.
3. COMMUNICATION (ko-myoo-ni-kay-shon) n .
Female.. The open sharing of thoughts and feelings with one's partner.
Male... Leaving a note before taking off on a fishing trip with the boys.
4. COMMITMENT (ko- mit-ment) n.
Female.... A desire to get married and raise a family.!
Male..... Trying not to hit on other women while out with this one. Slide13
5. ENTERTAINMENT (en-ter-tayn-ment) n.
Female... A good movie, concert, play or book. Male...... Anything that can be done while drinking beer. 6. FLATULENCE (flach-u-lens) n. Female... An embarrassing byproduct of indigestion. Male..... A source of entertainment, self-expression, male bonding.
7 MAKING LOVE (may-king luv) n.
Female..... The greatest _expression of intimacy a couple can achieve.
Male.. Call it whatever you want, just as long as we do it.
8. REMOTE CONTROL (ri-moht kon-trohl) n.
Female... A device for changing from one TV channel to another.
Male... A device for scanning through all 375 channels every 5 minutes.