one more receptive/expressive question

[Ingvild Roald]

On an off-note: St Augustin, bishop in Hippo, North Africa ca 400, commented astonished that he had heard that some people actually read without using their voice (if I remember my facts correctly. It definitely was someone famous and around that time). So it seems he and most other people who were able read did so expressively ...

Ingvild 


Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2013 14:49:25 -0400
From: erhoffma at OBERLIN.EDU
Subject: Re: one more receptive/expressive question
To: SW-L at LISTSERV.VALENCIACOLLEGE.EDU

Thank you Valerie and Cherie for your interesting replies!


On Wed, Aug 21, 2013 at 5:51 PM, Cherie Wren <cwterp at yahoo.com> wrote:

If I can't immediately read a sign, I will try to sign it 'out loud'.  If I am reading receptive, I get all confused, because it doesn't feel right.


cherie


  
      From: Erika Hoffmann-Dilloway <erhoffma at OBERLIN.EDU>

 To: SW-L at LISTSERV.VALENCIACOLLEGE.EDU 
 Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2013 9:54 AM

 Subject: one more receptive/expressive question
   
Hi again! Thanks to all who responded to my earlier question - such helpful responses! I'll be sure to keep you all updated about the paper. 

I noticed something in your replies that made me think of an additional question: most of you talked about the process of writing and how expressive/receptive affects that process. Do any of you have any thoughts on how the choice affects reading? For example, when you read something written expressively, do you think that it makes you experience the writing differently? Are you more likely to sign it "out loud" (physically perform the signs in whole or in part while signing)? To notice spelling or writing choices that would differ from your own? Does putting yourself in the writer's shoes make you relate to them more?


Thanks!
Erika

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Erika Hoffmann-Dilloway
Assistant Professor of Anthropology
Oberlin College


      

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Erika Hoffmann-Dilloway
Assistant Professor of Anthropology
Oberlin College
 		 	   		  
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