Questions about Language:

This course has answered a lot of questions that I had about language but also opened up the possibility for more questions:
1. How aware are people of the functions that their language performs?
2. What are the functions of politeness? Phatic?
3. Why is it that when verbal art is analyzed, it is no longer funny?
4. How is electronic communication perceived by older people who did not grow up with it but who use it now?
5. Why is it that people who are aware of the techniques persuasive language are still persuaded by it?
6. Are there any examples of pure performance?

So many questions, so little class time…