39: How to rebalance a lopsided conversation (Patreon)

Why do some kinds of conversations seems to flow really easily, while  other times, it feels like you can’t get a word in edgewise, or that  the other person isn’t holding up their end of the conversation? 

In  this episode of  Lingthusiasm, your hosts Gretchen McCulloch and Lauren Gawne have a  conversation about the structure of conversations! Conversation analysts  talk about a spectrum of how we take turns in conversation: some people  are more high-involvement, while other people are more  high-considerateness, depending on how much time you prefer to elapse  between someone else’s turn and your own. These differences explain a  lot about when conversations feel like they’re going off the rails and  how to bring them back on track. 

This month’s bonus  episode is about onomatopoeia! We talk about words that take their  inspiration from the sounds and experiences of the world around us, and  how these words vary across languages. Support Lingthusiasm on Patreon to gain access to the onomatopoeia episode and 33 previous bonus episodes.

Links to everything in this episode are over at the show notes page: https://lingthusiasm.com/post/189762810146/lingthusiasm-episode-39-how-to-rebalance-a