Comments (1) to “Taylor Mali’s “Totally Like Whatever””
Charlotta wrote:
What an amazing take on today’s way of speaking. Taylor Mali does an excellent job of capturing the exact intonation and the air of second guessing oneself when speaking. The whole performance is so true and I recognized all the features that he listed. I remember talking about this rising intonation phenomenon in my linguistics class and how so many professors are trying to combat it in student presentations. It does make one sound unsure of oneself and if you are not asking everyone a question, then try not to make it sound like you are. Wouldn’t you want to be the one with the answer for a change?
Charlotta wrote:
What an amazing take on today’s way of speaking. Taylor Mali does an excellent job of capturing the exact intonation and the air of second guessing oneself when speaking. The whole performance is so true and I recognized all the features that he listed. I remember talking about this rising intonation phenomenon in my linguistics class and how so many professors are trying to combat it in student presentations. It does make one sound unsure of oneself and if you are not asking everyone a question, then try not to make it sound like you are. Wouldn’t you want to be the one with the answer for a change?
Posted on 06-Dec-07 at 12:22 pm | Permalink