OK, now.... I believe this course should have a disclaimer (or warning label) posted that says, "This course may cause hemming and hawing in your speech acts. Beware, teachers!" I cannot tell you how many times I catch myself wanting to say [something] and instead pausing [and thinking] about all of the ways my words might be used. My speech acts while teaching the undergraduates would be a horrible source for analysis due to the confounding of my pauses with "turns" in the dialogue. Speaking of which, I am fascinated by the ideas of analysing the turns in discourse; asking what is this doing here....
I hate that I missed the discussion on The Single Woman, but I have a fun image for anyone reading. Here I am, on the back of my husband's Harley Davidson Electra Glide Classic, heading to Washington, D.C. to protest irresponsible leadership and spending, wearing my leather "biker chick" jacket and reading.....The Single Woman! Let me tell you about the looks some time!
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After reading Wells, I have a new appreciation for the stammering. I am merely in the space of knowledge building and refinement when I am more careful about my words. It appears to me now that those "quick comments" are either (1) old patterned knowledge that is neither reflective nor new or (2) knowledge that I have become completely comfortable with at this time and space. So, the hemming and hawing demonstrates the "exploratory talk" of more novice learners.... something for me to think about more.
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