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This assignment made me realize that most of my interactions are informal rather than formal. I have conversations about work or school much less often than I do with my friends and family. Rather than discussing serious subjects, the majority of the topics I discuss are plans, school, daily living, or events from the day. I've found that depending on who I'm speaking to, I use somewhat unique vocabulary. I use slang, acronyms, and shorter texts when I text friends because it seems more natural and comfortable. I attempt to seem more professional and use entire sentences when I'm speaking to a professor or in other more official situations. I also discovered that a lot of my conversations take place online via social media and texting rather than in person. Before working on this project, I had no idea how much of my daily life involves digital communication. This relates to my identity since it shows me as a college student who is heavily involved in close friendships and social media, where informal language is common and well understood.

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I have more in person face to face interactions frequently. I have less DM interactions I talk more in person than over text I often forget to respond. Mostly enjoyable things or tiktoks that me and my people found amusing, music is another strong topic, I mostly use patois when speaking to people Im comfortable around which is most family and friends. My linguistic landscape shows how much the influence over laps, its layered and hybrid. Jamaican patois rhythms and expressions, African American Vernacular English grammar and slang, New York City cadence and vocabulary. That mix creates NYC Black and Caribbean urban speech culture. so it goes as far as my linguistic landscape connecting to:

my personal self

my Jamaican heritage

my Black identity

my QUEENS upbringing

my community belonging

my ability to navigate social spaces

and even historical migration patterns my parents

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Hii, my name is Palak!

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I noticed that I interact more frequently with people I am close to, like my best friend and my sister. I interact less with acquaintances and

coworkers. I talk the most about personal life, plans and things I am interested in. I talk the least about very formal topics or private matters of people I don't know well. I use informal English, emojis and facial expressions frequently to express myself. While I use formal grammar in professional settings. I learned that my linguistic landscape includes not only words but also many gestures, emojis and facial expressions. Allowing me to learn that language happens in many ways, not just through speaking or writing.My linguistic landscape goes beyond communication it includes social media as well. My language use shows who I am, my relationships and my interests. Interacting with ads makes me react in ways that shows my personality and interests more. Within a work space, I use more so of a formal language to show respect while informal with people I am closer too. All of this shows that language is part of how I connect to other and express myself in daily life.

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From this project I realized that I experience a lot more informal interactions with my friends than formal or f2f interactions. I find that I talk more about things that happened throughout the day more than I talk about things in the future. I also didn’t realize how most of my more important or notable interactions happen at night. I feel that I use casual language with emojis, slang, abbreviations, acronyms etc. most often in my interactions when they are online. This connects to my identity because it shows I’m young and casual with a good relationship with friends where we can use lazy language with each other and still understand what we mean.

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Hi, my name is Lara Silva. While filling out the chart I noticed that most of my interactions are over text or just over the phone. I also notice that I use abbreviations a lot, like “loll” or “bc”. I use abbreviations because I feel like it helps me get my “point” across quicker. I also use words that young generations use like “drag” or “breh.” I don’t why I use these words sometimes it’s just out of habit. I also notice I code switch when I speak with my family and when I speak with my friends and when I speak to my boss/ the kids I babysit. I always watch my surroundings and make sure that I am speaking in the “language” that is right in the situation.

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Hi! My name is Destiny. When filling out this chart I noticed that I have more in person interactions. I'm an extrovert so I love talking face-to- face. The main things that I talk about during my interactions are mainly friendly, jokes or hangouts. I don't really talk about academics or school topics. I mainly use my hands to speak and I love giving eye contact and paying attention to the person I'm interacting with so that they know they are being heard. I also love having my conversations to have jokes or laughter in it so that the other person and I know that its a great conversation and that it will always be like this in the future. Overall, my linguistic landscape extends to face-to-face conversations but also being on the phone. I prefer to interact in person on because it's always been a better option for me.

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Hi, my name is Luzinette Torres. During this week, I noticed that I interact more with friends and family and less with people I don't know well. I mostly talk about plans, school, work, and my life. I use English the most with occasional Spanish at home. I like to use sticker to express my mood when I don't want to text out a sentence, it says it all. From this project, I learned that my linguistic landscape is flexible, because it changes on who I am speaking to and where I am. My interactions take place from home, school, work, and online social media. I prefer English because I feel most comfortable, and I use Spanish mainly for work and with my parents when needed. Language connects to my identify because it shows different sides of me like fun with friends and professional at work along with my organized personal life. My linguistic landscape is everywhere I communicate such as digitally, F2F, and it helps me express myself in different ways.

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Hi, my name is Samantha Huyler. While filling out this chart, I noticed how I act during my in person interactions. I use my hands a lot while talking and smile. Also I use a lot of abbreviations while texting. I'll say "bc" or "smt" instead of saying "because" or "something". I feel like maybe that's because its quicker to type but I'm not sure. I prefer to interact with people in person because I feel like I can express myself better. I also just enjoy seeing peoples faces and hearing their voices. My linguistic landscape mostly showcases my in person interactions. 90% of my interactions with people are in person, besides texting when I can't be with those people in person.

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When filling out this chart, I noticed that I have more in person interactions. Although I also have interactions by text, I mostly have in person interactions. Whether it is at home or work. For example, at home I am always around my family so I am communicating with them in person. I only text or call them when they are not home. At work, I am communicating with my coworkers in person because we are in the same room. Although, sometimes we text each other, we are mostly communicating in person since we are all in the same room. I also realized that I mostly just talk about my life with the people around me. Every week, I am telling someone what is going on in my life. When I am speaking with someone in person, I always make eye contact to show I am paying attention. When I am texting with someone, I use emojis so the person knows my mood and reaction. Every single day when I am talking or texting someone, I am using English and Polish. I mostly use English with my friends and Polish with my family. This chart made me realize that the language I use depends on the person I am talking with.

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Hi, my name is Nylani Fraser. After last week I realized that I have more informal and virtual interactions rather than formal and f2f interactions. I mostly talk about reels on instagram and random stuff revolving around work. Im either at work for long hours or scrolling for long hours. As for my language lots of laughing, non verbal questions and like service language. Things like pointing, nodding, reassuring customers, and running around. I think I use serious language way less because im very bubbly at work. I learned that I have a mix of high energy social spaces and structured professional environments mixed in. I think when it comes to communication im very adaptive. One minute I may be laughing talking to a guest the next I may be running around trying to serve all my tables dinner at the same time.

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The interactions that I have least of are formal interactions. When I am with friends and family I mostly use informal face to face interactions. These conversations are more casual, allowing the conversation to flow. I spend most of the time with close friends and family which allows me to have these informal conversations. Formal face-to-face interactions are not a regular use for me as these mostly happen with professors or my boss from work. I noticed that I have more virtual formal conversations than formal face-to-face conversations. When formal interactions do occur, they are short conversations in comparison to informal conversations. Also, interactions with people I don’t know happen even less frequently. I talk most about my daily life, school activities, and work on a day-to-day basis. Exciting goals happening in my life, upcoming plans, and emotions I only talk with people that I am really close to. These may not be an everyday conversation I have. I mostly use Spanish, Spanglish, English, and informal. I only have conversations in Spanish when I talk to my family. When I am out with friends, we are constantly talking in Spanglish. Meanwhile, when I am in school I use only English. Although I may talk in different languages, depending on who I'm with, they mostly always are informal. Like I mentioned before, formal conversations are least common for me. Through my linguistic landscape I learned that it is always changing and it all depends on who I am talking to. It goes from informal to formal conversation, or face-to-face to virtual interaction. It extends quite a lot. How much information I share all depends on who I am talking with, whether it’s a close friend or a coworker. It connects to my identities because I adapt my language to whoever I am speaking with. I am very friendly and open to meeting new people. If I trust someone, I will demonstrate that through what I tell them. Also, many of my personalities come out when I talk to different people. - Catherine Barzallo

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Hi! My name is Angelina Stabile and I interact most often face to face and virtually. This interactions include friends, family, and academic professors. In specifics, the virtual conversations consist of FaceTime, iMessage, and other social conversating apps rather than more formal virtual interactions such as zoom, or online meetings. Both face to face and virtually, no matter who it may be the conversation usually includes catching up, making plans, and sometimes it is about school and homework. I mostly use casual and conversational language, and while texting I use some easier abbreviations such as "idk" and "lol." While texting sometimes I even use funny visuals and/or photos. Overall, in my opinion my linguistic landscape is flexible and varies depending on the person I am talking to, and how close my relationship is with them. This connects with my identities because it shows how I am able to hold multiple different types of conversations with different people, including different topics and expressing different emotions.

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Hi, my name is Noah Gibson. I noticed that I have far more informal interactions than formal ones in my daily life, especially with friends and family. Most of my conversations focus on everyday topics like school, work, stress, plans, and personal experiences, while I talk the least about academic or professional topics. Because of this, I use informal language much more frequently than formal language, including slang, abbreviations, emojis, and relaxed grammar. When I am in more formal settings, such as work, I consciously shift my language to sound more professional and respectful. This activity helped me realize that my linguistic landscape is flexible and changes depending on who I am speaking to and the purpose of the interaction. My linguistic landscape extends across digital spaces, face-to-face conversations, and public environments like campus signage. It connects closely to my identity as a student, worker, friend, and family member, showing how I adapt my language to fit different social roles and spaces.

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Hi! My name is Avery and I interact most often through informal face-to-face and virtual communication with friends and family, while formal interactions (like with professors) and conversations with people I don’t know well happen less frequently and are usually short and task-focused. Most of my conversations center on school, schedules, plans, and everyday stress, while personal or emotional topics are limited to close relationships. I use casual, conversational language the most, including relaxed grammar, tone, and nonverbal cues, and switch to more structured, formal language in academic settings. I also realized how often I interact with my print and visual environment, like signs and displays, without thinking about it. Overall, my linguistic landscape is flexible and multimodal, extending across spoken, digital, and visual communication, and it reflects my identity as a student who constantly adapts language to fit different social and academic contexts.

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Hi class, my name in Brianna DiVirgilio! The interactions I have most in my life are the ones through my phone, specifically forums including Snapchat, Instagram dm’s, IPhone messages, and TikTok. This is because it is easiest to stay in touch with my family and close friends through these online platforms. No matter the distance, I’m always able to have a conversation with someone whether it’s serious or for fun. A lot of the time me and my friends send each other funny reels or TikToks back and forth, and this is solely for our enjoyment and entertainment within our friendship. I also tend to use informal language more frequently because of it’s convenience. Especially during busy days, it is so much easier to send a quick text message with improper grammar than waste time writing a formal message that could have been shorter and more to the point. I’ve reflected on the fact that my linguistic landscape, especially when it comes to communication with my closest friends, relies heavily on digital communication through social media platforms. Once again, I think that the increased use of social media isn’t necessarily out of preference but mainly for convenience purposes. This helps me connect with my identity though, because I am a person who is extremely friendship oriented and values constant communication within the closest relationships I have in my life.

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Hi!! My name is Kenzie and after looking over my project, I can see that I am a very social person and I always always felt like that. I also am very considerate and try to be the best version of myself and it really reflects. But, I can say that I interact with people way more in person especially because of my job and mostly in English but the props of being bilingual helps me also communicate in Spanish just as much with those who can't speak English. I also change my tone depending who I talk to. I know it's very important to show respect to people especially those who im not as close with. But, with friends, I could be more laid back and it helps us be more connected. My linguistic landscape shows this difference.

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Hi! My name is Laila. I would say that I interact with people close to myself of often, such as my family, boyfriend and close friends. Whereas I don't talk to people I see is my weekly routine consistently unless I run into them. I also noticed that I don't talk to strangers in passing like when I go out I usually keep to myself and to the people who I am already comfortable with. Most of my interactions are in person or over text messages. the majority of them I would say are in person because I always prefer an in person conversation over anything by technology. I talk the most about personal things that have to do with either myself or the person i'm talking to. I tend to have conversations on life updates with my friends that are away at school. I prioritize both the people in New York with my friends who went away to school. Therefore, I use technology the most when it comes to communication with my friends at different schools. I also use text messages to message other family members who I don't live with immediately. Therefore, I would say I use in person and virtual platforms of communication but in person is my preferred option. I would say my most used language is probably body language. I have noticed about myself that in conversation I always use my hands and facial expressions to demonstrate how I feel about a topic and how I express the topic I am talking about as well. I don't do this intentionally but it naturally comes to me. I noticed I use symbols least frequently because when texting I'm really only focusing on what we're trying to communicate rather than worrying what my tone is coming off as. All the people I text I feel comfortable enough with to trust that they understand me with just a simple text. This language is also demonstrated through the people I communicate with as well because we don't tend to use symbols at all and I feel as though that is a mutual understanding. I learned that my linguistic landscapes consist of being very comfortable and friendly with the person I am close to who I interact with. Whereas someone I don't know as well on a close level I will be more serious around and less open about myself. I learned that I change my tone and body language depending on the circumstances of the conversation and who I'm talking to. It connects to my identities in the sense of being a friend, a daughter, sister, and someone you can share close thoughts with. It also connects me to being a coworker, employee and student. My linguistic landscapes make me who I am depending on who I'm talking to and interacting with.

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My name is Sandhya. After looking at my linguistic landscape I would say I am seen as a very social, friendly and bubbly person. I honestly do have fun being around others and having daily conversations, it means a lot to me. Especially when they are face to face because it seems more genuine and honestly more personal. I like to be able to read peoples reactions and expressions because a lot of the time energy and word choice can be misinterpreted over text. However because I am busy most of the time texting becomes my second nature. It is a more easy way to stay in touch with my close friends and family throughout the day. But something important about me is that I strongly dislike FaceTime. I usually only tend to FaceTime people I am extremely close with because it is draining for me to be on call. When talking to my friends and family I use a ton of causal language, slang and a ton of emojis. I am more chill than serious over the phone but in person I tend to be more attentive and mindful. I try to listen and take in what is being said in a face to face conversation. However when I talk to my Boss or Professor it is extremely formal and more professional. When looking back at my linguistic language I learnt a lot about myself. My tone and use of language changes drastically in relation to how I choose to communicate. In person I am more likely to listen and talk less, being observant with the person I talk to. With Professor and my Boss I am very professional and careful of what I say. Over text, I tend to joke around a lot more with the use of slang and emojis and even stickers on the iPhone. Then on FaceTime I tend to be quiet and unfocused because that is my least favorite option of communication. All this information connects to who I am and definitely shapes my character and personality.

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Hi everyone! My name is Olive. I do interact with my family and friends a lot. I usually have and prefer in person/ face to face conversations with my family and friends. I only text or have virtual conversations with people who I cannot meet/ someone I don’t know that well. I use very simple language and I’m very friendly in terms of talking or texting with family friends. Also I prefer face to face or calls over text messages. I have very few formal interactions, and when I do my language style changes immediately. I talk the most about personal topics such as school life, career goals, clubs, future plans, and everyday experiences. These conversations usually happen with friends or family. I talk the least about work responsibilities or academic tasks, and those conversations are usually short and formal. The language I use always depends on who I am interacting with. With my family and friends from my country, I mostly speak in Telugu. Out of my home I always use English. Through this project, I learned that my linguistic landscape is very flexible and changes based on setting, relationship, and purpose. My language helps me stay connected to people near and far abroad. My linguistic landscape connects strongly to my identities as a student, daughter, a friend and a multilingual speaker. Using Telugu helps me stay connected to my cultural background, and using English helps me navigate school, work, and other social spaces. Overall, this project helped me realize how naturally I switch between languages and styles depending on who l am and where I am.

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After conducting this week's observations of my conversations, I have been able to learn that I have plenty more virtual interactions than any other form of interaction. Being a college student, I will naturally partake in small conversations here and there on a professional level, but I notice that I am almost always in “relaxed” speech mode.

I do talk a lot about school related topics such as homework and courses, however many of my conversations consist of simple talk, such as trying to hang out with friends or being asked by my mom to do her a favor. Also, I’ve recognized that I don’t talk much about my personal life to others, especially if what's going on with me doesn't relate to them.

Overall, I learned that linguistics has different personalities and abilities, simply based on what the situation is. I am amazed at my ability to translanguage from a slang, chill kind of state, to an upfront, firm way of speaking. It is something that has come natural to me, as well as many other individuals through practicing conversation. All this connects to my identities because the way I am perceived will differ between person to person, since each individual can receive a different version of me.

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After conducting this week's observations of my conversations, I have been able to learn that I have plenty more virtual interactions than any other form of interaction. Being a college student, I will naturally partake in small conversations here and there on a professional level, but I notice that I am almost always in “relaxed” speech mode.

I do talk a lot about school related topics such as homework and courses, however many of my conversations consist of simple talk, such as trying to hang out with friends or being asked by my mom to do her a favor. I don’t talk much about my personal life to others, especially if what's going on with me doesn't relate to them.

I learned that linguistics has different personalities and abilities, simply based on what the situation is. I am amazed at my ability to translanguage from a slang, chill kind of state, to an upfront, firm way of speaking. It is something that has come natural to me, as well as many other individuals through practicing conversation. All this connects to my identities because the way I am perceived will differ between person to person, since each individual can receive a different version of me.

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I noticed that I have more interactions with my family and friends since im always around them. We usually talk about how our days been, how school is going, and how work was. I use more casual and informal language when I speak to them. However when I go to work I speak both casual and formal because I work with kids, I try to relate to them while also being professional. I only speak Greek when talking to my grandparents, sister, parents and other relatives. I speak English more frequently because my classmates at school, and my students and coworkers are dominant English speakers. I learned that my linguistic landscape connects closely to my identities, such as being a student, a family member, a friend, and part of a different culture. I dont change who I am, as I am the same person whether I am speaking greek or English and who the people i am surrounding myself with.

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From this chart, I do see that I try my best to engage in in-person conversations. I gain a better sense of what is being said and how to respond back. It also helps form better relationships because in-person has the advantage of being more present with another person.  More specifically, I do use a lot of sarcasm when I speak at times, depending on who I am around. But, I switch to formal depending on who is receiving the response. Regarding things spoken the most, it would be things we have in common. As I listed, I spoke about movies and coffee shops, and both people had the same interest in the conversations. The least things spoken about would be things that end the conversation quickly. Like the assignment part of my chart, we switched from the work part and asked each other questions about our majors, tracks, etc. I learned a lot about who I speak to and what we talk about; a lot are fun conversations that result in mutual connections and grow the relationships. I do like that I try to participate in in-person conversations more. My chart connects to my identity because it represents the group of people I place myself in. I find that having similarities with someone is what grows conversations, but sometimes disagreements help start a conversation. Either way, my chart does a good job of outlining how I approach people in conversations and what we speak about.

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I think I have more casual interactions because I'm still so young and I don't have a professional job yet and also because I often hang out with my sister or friends. I talk the most about current events, the news, and school. I use English more frequently than Spanish because my day to day life consists of talking to dominant English speakers. I only speak Spanish when talking to my grandparents, relatives, or family friends. I learned that my linguistic landscape goes beyond just the physical and that it has been influenced by modern day media. It connects me to the generation I was born in or my Gen Z identity. It also connects me to my very friendly and family orientated identity.

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Mini Ethnographic Project 1_ My Linguistic Landscape-Angelique Anguisaca

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My Linguistic Landscape consists of the language, interactions, expressions, and symbols I use in my everyday life. I communicate and interact more frequently with my family and friends who I am close to. We talk most about day to day things, upcoming plans we have, school, and work. I definitely use more casual everyday language, slang, and emojis. I have more face to face conversations than I have over the phone and text. When I talk to my Boss or my professors I use more of a Formal and professional tone and language. I learned that my linguistic language is different in many ways and I use many different languages depending on who i am talking to. I learned that I do use a lot of informal language and slang with friends and family but when it comes to my Boss and my professors my language changes to a more professional and formal tone. It connects close to who I am and who I am around.

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Hi, I am Bernice Tse! After reflecting on the conversations I've had recently, I noticed that I usually communicate with friends and family in person. We like to talk casually about our lives, frequently asking about our classes, interests, and hobbies. With friends, I like to speak informal English with them, incorporating slang or inside jokes to reestablish connection. With family, I tend to speak a mixture of Chinese and English to communicate most effectively. I find that Chinese is more expressive, so my family and I will use certain phrases that do not have a direct English translation. With professors and peers, I like to remain respectful and professional. Since startle college, I think my linguistic landscape has become more vast, as I have been more extroverted and interested in learning new languages. I now notice the importance of speaking multiple languages, especially at workplaces. I think becoming more extroverted and open to new experiences has made me a more understanding and easy-going.

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I definitely have more interactions with my friends and my family, just because I am around them so much. I talk a lot about things we did during the day and things we ate. I use a lot of informal language, slang, and shorter sentences when talking to family and friends. I think that its really cool that my linguistic landscape shows all of the different interactions I have on a day to day basis. All of my identities are covered in the landscape.

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Kaitlyn Hance- Mini Ethnographic Project 1_ My Linguistic Landscape

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I interact more frequently with people I know well, like my mom and my friend Elizabeth. We usually have informal short conversations which are very relaxed. They are usually about school, work, life. From these interactions, I learned that my linguistic landscape is resembles my life from interactions with family and friends to social media.It connects to my identity because it shows that I adapt my language based on who I'm communicating with.

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My Linguistic landscape resembles my life, basically. Speaking through social media and face-to-face interactions, and being able to have conversations with one another. It shows who I am and how I connect to others. Through my job, I'm able to speak to other people who come from a different background or who can relate to me and my culture. It feels nice to be able to text other people or to talk to them about my life and myself. And to be honest, it sounds basic. I don't speak any other languege and I talk to people who speak the same language as me, or I'll try to talk to someone who wants to talk to me, no matter what language they speak. Having to talk to different people brings out some of my different personalities, but it helps to make up me and who I am.- Decascia McKenzie

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Decascia's Mini Ethnographic Project 1_ My Linguistic Landscape

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More frequently I have face to face interaction or text messaging interaction. Less frequently I have phone call interactions. I mostly talk about my daily activities or plans for the week. Less frequently I talk about bad parts of my day or things that normally happen to me. I mostly use informal or improper language because most of the time I am talking to friends or family. Less frequently I use formal or proper language. My language landscape is pretty simple; I mostly speak in the same manor to those who I interact with on the regular. The way in which I speak connects to my generation, most people I know speak in the same way as I do.

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Hi! My name is Michel Kytaychyk!

I interact more frequently with people I know well, like my mom and my friend Emma. These interactions are usually informal, casual, and relaxed. I use simple vocabulary, short sentences, and sometimes abbreviations when texting or talking with friends and family. I also interact less frequently with people I don’t know well, like professors, employees, or public posters. These interactions are more formal, and I focus on speaking clearly, politely, and professionally. I also pay attention to body language, gestures, and facial expressions, like smiling or making eye contact, to show respect and friendliness. I talk the most about everyday things, questions, or schoolwork, and I talk the least about personal or very private topics with people I don’t know well. The language I use depends on who I am interacting with: casual and short with friends and family, formal and careful with strangers or authority figures. From these interactions, I learned that my linguistic landscape is mostly shaped by my relationships and the environment. It goes from casual texts in my room to formal conversations in public or at school. It connects to my identities because it shows that I can adapt my language depending on who I am with. I can be friendly and relaxed with people I trust, but I can also be professional, polite, and respectful when needed. This shows that my language is flexible and connected to both my social and personal identity.

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I would say in this project, I have more face-to-face interactions. Regarding my conversations, it is pretty randomized. In one conversation I was talking about nails and another I was talking about planning a birthday. I think it just depends on the day and one of the people in the conversation establishing what's there to talk about. I use more casual language unless I am speaking to a professor. With friends and family, I am very carefree and lighthearted but with professors, I am more professional. I learned that overall I am pretty laidback as a conversationalist unless I feel the need to be attentive.

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Hi!! My name is Kaitlyn. Through this project I realized that I definitely have more face to face interactions rather than online. I mostly talk to people I know and am close with. I find myself using less formal language and I like to use hand gestures to express things I am talking about. a lot of my conversations revolve around school even with my close family and friends. My job is a place where I interact with people I do not know well, but I do enjoy those conversations!! Overall, I learned from this project that the way I communicate with others is specific to who it is or even how.

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I would say I have the most interactions face-to-face. I do text a lot too, especially with friends who live far from me. I talk about a lot of things, but they vary depending on who I am talking to. With friends and coworkers, I talk about fashion, shows, and pop culture. My linguistic landscape changes based on the people I surround myself with. For example, at my internship, I am more formal, while with peers I am more casual and laidback. This connects to my identities because it shows the different sides of my personalities.

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Julia Yam- Mini Ethnographic Project 1: My Linguistic Landscape

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I have virtual interactions more frequently than face-to-face interactions, mostly with people I know or have classes with. Sometimes I'll text friends on Instagram or Discord, but I'm not good with talking to people I don't know face-to-face. Often, I'll ask how they're doing or what they've been up to lately, less personal stuff, unless something happened to them where I'd want to check up on them. Or I'll tell them what's been up with me lately. My linguistic landscape changes based on who I'm with. For example, if I'm with a teacher or authority figure, I'll use a more formal voice, but with my friends or other students, I'll be more casual. I learned that I can be very casual if it's a low stakes conversations that doesn't require me to be formal, like the conversations I had today were very casual because of how low-stress the situation I was in. I also learned that my linguistic landscape is fairly small since I have trouble talking to people in person, but I love chatting virtually with people. So it doesn't go very far, but it connects to my identity as an first year student getting to know people and an introvert who has trouble making new friends.

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I more frequently have face to face interactions with people. This is because I am pretty bad at responding to peoples texts. Otherwise, I am usually on a call or a facetime with my family or my girlfriend to talk rather than relying on texting. When I am with my teammates or my coach I am having a lot of interactions about track. When I talk to my family and girlfriend I am usually talking about how my day or their day has been. I feel like I tend to talk fairly formal in my regular conversations as I have been told. And since I do not text often I am not using a lot of abbreviations or emojis to talk. Sometimes however I am using running terms that may not make sense in normal conversation. I learned that I speak very formal a lot of the time and do not change that because of who I am speaking to often. I always try to sound like the same me whether it is verbal or non verbal signals and I think that runs true to my identity.

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Jack Riegger - Mini Ethnographic Project 1_ My Linguistic Landscape

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I had mostly f2f interactions and a lot of virtual interactions with my friends. We saw each other a lot but we always text throughout the day. I mostly spoke to my friends and family about what we did that day and just an overview of what we both did. I also spoke to my friends about school and our upcoming plans. The main language I used was English but I do speak Polish with my family members and over text, I used a lot of emojis and abbreviations. I learned that it spans from a lot of different ways. I thought my main form of communication was over the phone but looking back it was a lot of in person interactions It goes a very long way, i never realized that everything you see is related to language even if there's no words

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Hi everyone, my name is Riley McHale. I have had mostly informal interactions with family and friends most frequently, both face-to-face and online. Formal interactions, such as meetings with professors, happen less often and are usually brief. Interactions with people I do not know well are typically short and task-focused.

I talk most about daily life, plans, and personal topics, and least about academic or professional topics, which are limited to specific settings. I use informal language most often, including casual vocabulary, slang, and emojis, especially in digital communication. Formal language is used less frequently and mainly in school or professional environments.

I learned that my linguistic landscape includes both physical and digital spaces, such as home, school, social media, and public places. It reflects my ability to shift language based on context. These language choices connect to my identities, as I use more relaxed language in personal relationships and more formal language in academic settings.

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Hi! My name is Sonya. I interact most often with close family and friends and much less in formal or unfamiliar settings. My conversations usually focus on everyday life, and I use informal language like slang and humor more than formal speech. This project showed that my linguistic landscape changes based on who I am communicating with and reflects my identity as both a student and a family oriented person.

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Mini Ethnographic Project 1_ My Linguistic Landscape

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Hello, my name is Bianca. This past week, I have been interacting mostly face-to-face with people. Many of the conversations I had were informal. I talked a lot about upcoming events, what I was doing in school, and what the person I was talking with was up to lately. I was either at home, school, or work when I had most of my interactions. All of the individuals I talked to spoke informally. If I was talking on the phone (texting/calling), I would be using the same grammar/vocabulary as well. Especially when I am texting, I usually abbreviate words and shorten the sentences. Almost all of the conversations I had this week were on the casual side.

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Hi, my name is Olivia Bianco. Over the past week, I found that I spent most of my time interacting with my family and Evan, my boyfriend, face-to-face rather than on the phone. I often talk about what I’m going to eat, what’s coming up for the day, and what schoolwork I need to complete for the week. This chart made me realize how different my conversations are with each person. For example, my boyfriend and I frequently talk about cars, especially my own. Since he knows so much about cars, when I have an issue, I can turn to him immediately for advice. My linguistic landscape definitely changes depending on who I am speaking to or who I am surrounded by.

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I have informal interactions with family and friends most frequently, both face-to-face and online. Formal interactions, such as meetings with professors, happen less often and are usually brief. Interactions with people I do not know well are typically short and task-focused.

I talk most about daily life, plans, and personal topics, and least about academic or professional topics, which are limited to specific settings. I use informal language most often, including casual vocabulary, slang, and emojis, especially in digital communication. Formal language is used less frequently and mainly in school or professional environments.

I learned that my linguistic landscape includes both physical and digital spaces, such as home, school, social media, and public places. It reflects my ability to shift language based on context. These language choices connect to my identities, as I use more relaxed language in personal relationships and more formal language in academic settings.

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I have more interactions with those who are close to me. For example, even though my family and I are miles apart, we still find connect by FaceTiming. Having each other's company through the screen is comforting than not. We can talk about anything and everything. An example is the show I am currently watching, I am talking about it with my aunt. We also gossip over the phone because I have a trust and urgency to tell them. I have least interactions with people I don't know which connects to the last part of the question. I realized that I can be myself and not feel judged. Taking the time to know people will slowly unleash my full personality and see if I can trust you and joke around with you. I am okay with talking to other people because I feel uncomfortable with awkwardness. In my linguistic landscapes, I realized everyone is always communicating. For me, it'll be interacting with other drivers on the highway, or even the street. Signaling that you're thanking them should be normalized and it feels great to feel noticed even though we are in separate cars and can't hear each other.

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Due to the world we live in today where everything is digital and online, most of my interactions are virtual. Since everyone has a busy life nowadays, with work, school, and personal obligations, I tend to keep in touch with most of my friends through social media and/or texting. We usually have conversations about what has been going on in life lately, and how college is going since most of us are college students, and we also ask when the other person is available so that we can make plans to hangout in person. The language we use most of the time is very casual, with the use of emojis, and now customized stickers to even better show our reactions, some stickers my friends have made never fail to crack me up. We almost never use the type of language where everything is serious, and honestly, most of the time, our grammar and spelling is wrong too, because we know that it doesn't matter as long as the message is understood. I learned that although most of the time my linguistic landscape seems like it's only virtual and online, I do once in a while have to switch my language and tone, when I have to speak professionally, or with someone that I do not know very well. Most of the time I only tend to speak to a very small group of people. My linguistic landscape might not go too far, but sometimes I have to make sure it does, because I want to be listened to and make sure my voice is heard. It connects to my identities in a way that it makes up the person that I am, and it quite literally connects all of my different versions together.

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This week, I noticed that most of my interactions are informal and happen through texting or talking face-to-face with my family and close friends. I talk the most about everyday things like making plans, getting coffee, or checking in with people. I use casual language more frequently, including slang, emojis, abbreviations, and sometimes all caps to show emotion. I use formal or professional language less often, mostly when I talk to my manager about work. With strangers, I keep my language short, polite, and respectful. I learned that my language changes depending on who I’m talking to and the situation I’m in. My linguistic landscape goes from home to work to online spaces like iMessage, showing how communication happens everywhere in my daily life. Overall, it connects to my identity because it shows that I’m relaxed and expressive with people I trust but more professional and responsible in work settings.

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I have informal interactions more frequently than formal one, with the only formal one in this being an email to one of my professors. Most of my interactions take place through texting, social media, and conversations with family and friends, and they were split pretty evenly between face-to-face and digital communication. In conversations I often talk about school, my daily routine, and future plans, while I rarely discuss academic content outside of settings where it is expected. The language I use most frequently is casual and informal, making use of abbreviations, emojis, short sentences, and tone shifts; on the other hand I use formal, structured language much less frequently. Through this project, I learned that my linguistic landscape is very flexible and changes depending on context, audience, and purpose. My linguistic landscape extends across face-to-face interactions, digital communication, and visual environments like social media. It connects closely to my identities as a student, daughter, friend, and young adult, showing how I adapt my language to fit different social roles and environments.

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I mostly interact with people at work, my friends, and my family. I very rarely interact with people at school. I talk a lot about things that happen at work and in my very tight knit community. I use a lot of informal language and words in Farsi to communicate with my friends and family and people at work who are mostly from my community as well. I learned that my linguistic landscape has a lot of different parts. I use different languages, certain abbreviations, and lots of communicative gestures. Each part of my landscape connects to a specific part of my life, whether it is my friends, family, work, or school.

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I usually have face-to-face and text message conversations the most. I am not from New York, so when I am at school a lot of my conversations with my parents, boyfriend, and friends from home happen through text. When I see my school friends, which is often, the conversations are always in person. I usually FaceTime people from my hometown multiple times a week as well. My least frequent interactions are through social media, unless it is liking or reacting to a post. Most of my conversations are about things that I have coming up during the week, or plans I may be making. I speak to my mom and boyfriend a lot about my days and what I did each day, because I like to keep them in the loop. The things I talk about the least are things with work, because they are usually not as interesting. My language always stays casual and polite no matter who I am speaking to. My language less frequently is formal, because I usually do not talk to professional people everyday, since I most likely to people close to me. I also always only speak English. I learned that the people I consistently talk to are mainly close people to me, regardless of how often I see them in person. My linguistic landscape does not go very far because I talk to the same people most days, varying from my parents, boyfriend, homefriends, and school friends. Even though the conversations change between person to person, they usually stay in the same category of casual and neutral conversations. My linguistic landscape does not go very far. That connects to my identities because I do not change who I am. I am the same person no matter who I speak to, and I don't change me based on who I am around.

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I talk face to face because of my two jobs. I work at a meal prep place and I always hear peoples stories about their jobs and their family’s. This makes me think because I always talk about how I am not a great speaker. I realized I am, a lot of people love talking to me and love hearing my thoughts and opinions. Being at work around all these people you would think you could get annoyed talking all the time but in my case I am a chatter box.

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Soraya Gomez Project 1_ My Linguistic Landscape

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I tend to always have face to face conversations with people. I sometimes hate communicating through text because I rarely answer and I might seem dry. I use mostly informal vocabulary/language when talking to friends. When I’m talking to my family I speak Spanish and it’s formal. I talk a lot about making plans, what is going on my life, and just general interesting things. I’m always switching Spanish to English at home, I become Spanglish. I’m strong in both languages. Which I’m very thankful.

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After reflecting on this week’s interactions, I realized that I mostly interact with people face-to-face, especially because of my job. Since we’re a new business, I’m constantly meeting new people and having conversations with customers and coworkers, which makes in-person interactions a big part of my daily routine. While I do text friends who are away at school, those conversations don’t happen as often throughout the day. I notice that I talk the most about my family, especially my brother, because people often ask how he’s doing, so that topic comes up naturally in conversation. I talk the least about school or schoolwork. Even though it’s a big part of my life, once I’m off campus, I don’t feel the need to bring it up. I use both formal and informal language depending on the situation. I tend to speak more formally at work when talking to my boss or adult customers, and more casually with friends. These interactions reflect the parts of my identity I connect with most, like being family-oriented and professional when needed, while also showing that I don’t focus much on things I’m less passionate about.

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I often have interactions that I know won’t happen again, I meet new people everyday and often never see them again. We always talk about what our majors are or at work, we talk about life stories. I feel like I step into someone else’s shoes every-time that I go into work. I didn’t learn much from my linguistic landscape, unfortunately I don’t differ from the way I speak often. I don’t use slang much, and I only speak english. One of my peers stated “ Speech differ depending who I am around” and that happens to me often. I pick up on phrases, or accents when I am around someone often. again one of my peers stated How their social battery runs out often and that happens to me when I am around people I dont know too tell.

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Throughout this week I was able to see how I interacted with different people. I was able to see if I spoke more to my peers over the phone or in person. I found that I texted more people then I spoke to them in person but that is because it was what was most convenient at that time. I realized that I talk the most about work. I have 3 jobs so its very easy to get caught up in all I have to get done. Personally I feel like I use formal and informal language equally. I talk tom my friends a lot informally because it is easier and faster to text that way but I talk to my bosses formally because it is more respectful. Looking at my linguistic landscapes, I learned that I have many different types of conversations depending on who I am speaking to. The way I text people I am more comfortable to is different from the way I text others. These landscaped connect to my identity because I feel the way I talk/text shows me as a person and how I am close to others.

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Throughout the past week I was able to observe how I interacted with people, I was able to observe if I talked to them more over the phone or more in person. I was found out that I was split 50/50 on whether I spoke to people on the phone or in person. I would say that it is an even split into my regular daily life about how I am interacting with people because I am usually at school interacting with other people face to face, I will still interact with people over the phone so I am able to see if I am able to hang out with them or not. I found that while I was interacting with people over the phone I was using more grammer and I was using a different type of language than I would with someone when I am talking to them face to face.

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I usually interact face to face with people or on FaceTime with friends/family. I also use social media to send things to my friends.

I mostly talk about school and plans I have in the near future. I don’t really talk about my future life because I am still trying to figure out my path. Normally with friends and family, I speak in slang and informally. If I am speaking to an elder, a professor, or someone I don’t really know, I speak more formally and respectfully.

Looking at my linguistic landscapes, I learned that I have very different conversations with many different people. I noticed the switch in the way I speak to people based on the way i know them. I am more comfortable with people I am closer to. These landscapes somewhat connect to my identities because they show the way I speak to the people I am close to.

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Hi, my name is Lily. I find that I most frequently engage in casual conversation with those who are close to me. This would include people such as my immediate family and my boyfriend. I also frequently talk to close friends but not as much as those I mentioned first. Due to this I find myself speaking mostly in a casual and laid back manner. I most frequently discuss school with my family, primarily my parents, though I also discuss videogames with my brother and boyfriend as they are a shared interest. I also discuss games with some of my close friends. When I talk with my boyfriend a lot of what we talk about is making plans for when we will hang out next, how our days went and what we did, and shared interests and shows. From this weeks lesson I learned that linguistic landscapes are a sort of overview of the different styles of speech a person may use and what groups would require different speech patterns. Linguistic landscapes can range from as wide as different languages to as small as the types of gestures you may use. I feel that linguistic landscapes connect to our identities because they can reveal where we come from, who we're more comfortable around, and how we express ourselves through our language.

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I mainly interact with my boyfriend and my family. We tend to just talk about our daily lives and whatever is going on for that day. I do speak a lot in person to them but sometimes it is a little trickier since everybody is working or i am at school for the day and by the time we are all home, we dont have much of a social battery. My sister also does not live on Long Island, she lives in the Bronx so we definitely text all day everyday. She does come here a lot but she has a 8 month old baby and can't travel that far everyday. On text we use lots of slang language because it is sometimes annoying spelling out everything especially when they can understand the abbreviations. The way we text is pretty casual and never formal. I do speak a lot to people Im comfortable with and often expand on my vocabulary but sometimes when i am speaking with someone i just met or dont know too well, i can trip up on my words and i get nervous which is another reason I do love to text.

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I've been working on having more interactions with my friends lately, I sometimes tend to isolate myself which I am trying to branch out of. We talk about a range of things, life, our struggles, relationships, or just laughing with each other. We mainly joke with each other, so our language can come across as satirical or sarcastic, but our conversations are based on love and respect. My linguistic landscape definitely changes based on who I am speaking to, with, or even about. However, overall, I think I’m a pretty sarcastic and straightforward person, which is often misconstrued to rudeness or unapproachability. I like to believe I’m a nice person regardless of preconceived notions. I think my identity is something that is still forming everyday. The different variations of my linguistic landscapes from talking to friends, my family, or at work are all pieced together to create something im still not fully sure of yet. Because of how often I'm prompted to change how I am speaking, even if unintentional, who I am alone is still being found out.

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During the week, I interacted with the people I'm closest to the most. My parents, best friend, and brother were some of the people I've spoken to the most consistently. I found that with almost everyone, school was the main topic. Whether it was about a party or my first day, school was one of the main topics. Although most of my conversations were in person, I found myself speaking in slang and words that may not make sense to others when having a different discussion. When texting my best friend, I texted a lot with emojis and lots of abbreviations.

I've learned that my languages and speech differ depending on who I am around. When I'm with my parents, I try to be as respectful as possible, but when I'm with my best friend, I don't seem to care and speak in a way that I know I wouldn't around my parents.

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I interact most with the people I'm closest to as someone who love to talk with others I typically talk to those that I am around the most but I'm never opposed to speaking with a stranger, Its even something that my friends say that don't understand how I do. With my family I speak more casually, using more slang and less grammar. When in professional setting I speak more formally making sure I maintain a structure image in front of professionals.

I learned that my languages depends on who I am around. Even strangers I notice that I tend to match people. If their energy is low I try to match as best I can while still maintaining my identity and personality. Become someone a little different for every person I'm around whether that's a Shift in body language or physically language it changes depending. Code switching to who I need to be when I need to be her.

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I interact most often with people I'm close to, like my best friend and family, where I use casual language like emojis, abbreviations, and slang. I talk less often in professional settings, like with my boss or a landlord, where I use more formal language with proper grammar and punctuation.

I learned that my language changes depending on who I’m talking to and the situation. This shows how I take on different roles, like friend, family member, or employee, and adjust my communication to fit the situation.

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During my interactions this week, I ended up talking with more people in person than on the phone, or online. I talked about a lot of things school related, since I am accommodating from working full time AND going to school at night. I’ve also talked a lot about my hobbies this past week, being able to express my love for crochet with my peers. A lot of people tend to abbreviate their words or phrases when they speak or text. I do not usually do that. I learned that every single person, regardless of who your are, has their own specific linguistic language. Every tone responds differently to various responses or actions and there is no telling who says tomato and who says tomAto. It is important to understand and listen to these differences. that would definitely decrease the amount of confusion and misunderstandings that continue to happen daily around us.

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In my interactions with people this week I realized that I let the person I am talking to more so lead the conversation. Also when I am talking to someone I dont really know that well I tend to mirror the way they act to make it not as awkward. But when I am talking to somone I do know well, I tend to feel more comfortable and talk the way I want. When I have more formal conversations I want to appear more professional so I try to show that through my body language and the way I talk.

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I frequently interact with my friends and family through face-to-face conversations and my phone.

I don't really talk to people via social media, and if I do, I usually react to something that someone posts. The people I speak to the most, I try to do so via face-to-face meetings or phone calls. We talk about ourselves a lot and how we're doing or even feeling about a lot of things or specific things. I realized that we don't talk a lot about planned things a lot of the time, and the conversation shifts based on what is being said. Im a very handsy person. I love using my hands to express myself, especially when they are freshly done, and I want people to see them. The majority of the time im speaking English to the people around me, it's very unlikely for me to switch into the Jamaican dialect, mostly because I know that I can just say it in the regular English dialect and they would understand it. My linguistic landscape defines who I am fairly accurately. im constantly checking on people because I just want to make sure the people in my life are

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My linguistic landscape taught me that I tend to speak much more English with others in outdoor settings or virtually through text messaging or through Zoom Classes, and even face to face (depending on the situation) because my English is more stronger. However, at home, I usually speak a mix of English and Punjabi with my family because it's easier to explain some things in Punjabi and also switch to English when I want to change the way I'm explaining or speaking to explain certain ideas in specific ways. I also learned from my landscape that I speak with too many different types of people throughout my week. It also varies from formal and informal depending on the situation.

What do I talk about the most and least? I feel like the things I talk about the most are school or work-related things with other people more and more personal, related things with my family members.

How far does my linguistic landscape go? How does it connect with my identity? Overall, the shift of me using English and Punjabi together shows a great, strong role in my religion and cultural aspects. It shows how my relationships grow much more effectively and strongly in my daily life. My landscape also connects with my identity because it shapes me into who I am, allowing me to express myself widely among different people, whether they know me very well or don't, it's good to always good to express ourselves thoughtfully, and that's what truly matters to me.

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I realized I have way more casual/friend interactions than formal ones. Most of my convos are about school, food, or just joking around, and I use a lot of English slang mixed with French (and sometimes emojis/gestures). I use formal English less, only with professors or strangers, also because I'm still learning English and it's easier for me to communicate with short informal sentences. From this, I learned that my linguistic landscape is really flexible, I translanguage naturally, and I switch my style depending on who I’m with. It shows how my languages are tied to my identity: French connects me to my Ivorian background, English connects me to school/life in the U.S.

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What kinds of interactions do you have more/less frequently?
I have more frequent interactions with my family at home, especially my mom and younger sister, where we mostly speak Spanish. I also interact regularly with classmates and co-workers, mostly in English. Interactions with strangers or customers happen less often but are important for work.

What kinds of things do you talk the most/least about?
I talk the most about daily life topics with family, like chores and plans. With co-workers and classmates, I mostly discuss work or school-related topics. I talk least about formal or serious topics outside of work or school.

What kinds of language do you use more/less frequently?
I use Spanish more frequently at home and with family, often mixing it with English (Spanglish). With co-workers, customers, and classmates, I use mostly English, sometimes informal or formal depending on the situation.

What did you learn about your linguistic landscape(s)? How far does it go?
I learned that my linguistic landscape is bilingual, shifting between Spanish and English depending on context and relationship. It extends from my home to my workplace and school, showing how language connects different parts of my life.

How does it connect to your identities?
My use of Spanish at home connects me to my cultural and family identity, while English connects me to my school and work environments. Mixing languages reflects my bilingual identity and ability to navigate between both languages.

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I think like most people, my interactions are usually informal. I find that I communicate with the close people in my life verbally and face to face. The more formal conversations seem to be over email or even text. Probably because it seems easier to have those tougher types of conversations not face to face. I'm legally blind and I think because of that I don't use hand gestures when I'm expressing myself, probably because I don't realize if someone is using them towards me. I only speak English, but I can read and write Braille. I don't use it much but it does come in handy sometimes. Bella

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My linguistic landscape is a mix of Hebrew and English - with different tones that shift depending on where and whom I am with. At home and with family it feels familiar- casual English and Hebrew with gestures like smiles and hugs. In school it is more structured with respectful expressions. Online is for entertainment and is like slang and emojis. Each space has its own feel.. Meitav

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Doing this assignment, I learned a lot about how I communicate with each individual.  I noticed that I used informal communication with people that I am close to like my friends and sisters.  They make me feel comfortable and I could talk to them about any topic without limiting myself. I talk most about my life, family, and work. The language I use also changes depending on who I’m with. For example, when communicating with my boss I change to formal, professional English, respectful and polite. I also use visuals, and inner thoughts in both English and Spanish.

I learned that my linguistic landscape is widespread and accommodating. It runs from home to work, from friendships bonds to professional areas just as to the environment around me. It relates to my personality as someone who is bilingual, family oriented, professional, and thoughtful. My linguistic practices demonstrate how I change among different positions in my life and how language helps me balance them all.

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I realized that I interact with the same people almost everyday, whether that be at work as in our regulars or the staff, or whether it be at home with my family and obviously my friends which isn't so frequent but we speak and hangout a little too much sometimes. something I talk about the most recently with everyone is my work and school schedule, I feel as though we're always trying to make plans and those plans almost never leave the group chat in a matter of speaking. I definitely use more of an exciting tone or I use casual language more rather than having professional or formal conversions. What I learned about my linguistic landscape is that there really isn't much too it and that its really quite simple and I'm not sure if I should change that or not. but one major thing I learned is that I speak to certain people differently than I do to people I'm most comfortable with.

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What kinds of interactions do you have more/less frequently?:

I realized that I tend to have more face-to-face interactions than virtual ones. I have never liked to text people and prefer to either FaceTime or wait to see them in person to talk to them. I feel as though I am not able to truly feel how someone is talking or their tone through messages, which is why I lean towards face-to-face interactions.

What kinds of things do you talk the most/least about?:

I talk mostly about school and work because that is what most of my life revolves around. With people I am comfortable with, I speak about more personal things.

What kinds of languages do you use more/less frequently?:

I also tend to speak less formally because I have known most of the people I interact with for a long time, so I feel comfortable talking with them. Additionally, with my family I speak in both English and Farsi because we all speak both languages. I usually lean towards English because my English is stronger, but with people such as my grandparents who do not know English, I have to speak Farsi with them.

What did you learn about your linguistic landscape?

My linguistic landscape taught me that I interact with many different types of people throughout my week. I also changed my language depending on who I spoke to. It would vary from formal to informal and professional to friendly.

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EST 310 - Mini Ethnographic Project 1_ My Linguistic Landscape

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I learned that some of my recent interactions are all with people I don't speak with as much as I used to, it's been a lot of catching up with people. Talking about personal lives and career developments. A lot of the conversations are online, and the ones that are in person are rather casual and brief. I also learned how much easier and efficient it is to talk over social media and imessage, and how we often use it too much because of that reason, how in person socializing becomes more difficult and feels less present. It really depends on who I'm with and how strong our relationship is though, so it tends to be based on person to person.

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I discovered that I interacted with my inner circle a lot. I speak with my family and friends on a daily basis. But I also noticed that I was conversing with individuals I didn't know well. I have recently been required to network with my peers in group situations throughout class. However, unless the professor provides me with instructions, I won't take any action on my own. My interactions with my peers were generally formal and centered on school matters. We would discuss our majors and other topics in class. whereas my friends and I were constantly searching for new restaurants and discussing the idea of trying new locations. My friends and I would continually be making jokes, making fun of each other, and saying offensive things to each other. We frequently do this because it's how we communicate with each other after knowing each other for a long time. When meeting new people or simply being in an environment where I don't know them well. I'm constantly aware that I don't want whatever I say to be misunderstood. Generally, I have easy and formal interactions. I discovered during my linguistic landscape that I constantly interact with both the same and distinct people. I really like being extroverted. I am an easy person to talk to. I always enjoy forming new relationships and making new friends. This has always been a part of who I am!

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I have learned through this assignment that most of my conversations are face to face. I believe that with face to face conversations, you get a better understanding of the other person’s emotions and overall spirit. With face to face conversations, you can use both your words and facial expressions/physical movements. Because I still live at home, I interact using a lot of informal language. When I interact with people I am more comfortable with (best friends, family, etc.), I feel more comfortable using slang and informal language. When I am speaking with someone who I am unfamiliar with, I tend to use more formal language. My conversational habits change depending on who I am talking to and my relationship with that person. My language also connects to my cultural identity as both of my parents tend to use a mixture of Portuguese and English with me very frequently in our conversations. I have also noticed that I tend to talk a lot about soccer with my family, as it ties into our culture and is something we all enjoy.

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Jillian Sousa _ My Linguistic Landscape Chart

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My linguistic landscape is made up of many different types of interactions—online through texting or TikTok, over email, in person, and even with people I briefly encounter. Most of my interactions happen in person because of my job, my family, and the friends I see often, but I also spend a lot of time communicating online, primarily through text with my friends and my boyfriend. I realized that when composing my linguistic landscape, I use more casual/funny language when I’m with close friends and family. When I'm in a more formal setting, such as speaking with my professors or boss, I use more formal words and language. This connects to my identity because it reveals the various aspects of who I am.

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I find that my landscape is more interactions in person and that they are mainly with family. I don't have a lot of formal interactions because I babysit but I am with the children more than the parent obviously. Even in school I don't have that many interactions with professors. I find more of my interactions to be with family. That makes sense because my family and I are very close and as you can see in my pdf, we are always finding exciting things to talk about and to look forward to, not only for us but for each other as-well. My family is the reason I stayed home for college, and this just proves why. I love spending quality time with my family and my sister who moved away for school, now calls everyday and multiple times a day and wants to come home every weekend she can. Being with my family gives me a comfort and a safe place to be myself and they support me no matter what. I am not the most outgoing person and this project has shown it a lot to me. This project has connected to my identity because I always just stick to what I know and I have always been that way.

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Throughout this assignment, I learned a lot about the way I communicate. I mostly have face-to-face interactions with my family and friends, and I feel like that is what makes me the happiest version of myself. My interactions are usually to talk about random things and to have casual conversations with the people who are important to me. I feel that it is very important to speak formally to people that you do not know because I think it makes a lasting impression; however, the more your relationship grows with the person, the more casual the conversation becomes. This connects with my identity because this is how I interact with people daily. I am a very caring person and want to make a long-lasting impression!

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_Kailyn Salony_ Mini Ethnographic Project 1_ My Linguistic Landscape

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My linguistic map looks like I do have more face-to-face interactions with people. When I am texting those close to me such as my sister, I am incorporating slang and phrases used on social media, abbreviations as well. When I am in person with my friends we definitely use body language, gestures, expressions to exaggerate or show how we are feeling about things. If in a work setting (or application setting) I feel like I have to be more formal, I make sure to use top grammar, complete sentences, etc. Or if it was in person, I would use alert body language, welcoming facial expressions, and formal manners.

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Hi, my name is Nicole. I tend to have a lot of face-to-face interactions but virtual ones as well. I have a bunch of family here in NY, and we’re all so close to each other, so I tend to see them a lot and interact with them. But I also have a bunch of family in Portugal and Spain, where I virtually call them at least once a week or text them. We always talk about our week and anything interesting that has happened. Usually with my family we speak either Portuguese, Spanish, or English. I have family members that only speak Portuguese or Spanish, so our conversations are usually in one of those languages. I learned that my linguistic landscape runs much deeper than I thought. I know that depending on who I am speaking to I use different grammar and vocabulary [in the specific language I’m talking in]. I do this to sound more respectful to the people older than me, and more casual/relaxed to people closer in age to me. This connects to my identity because this was how I was raised to act and talk. I always speak more respectfully to people who are older to me and more casual to people who are around my age or younger.

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I tend to have more interactions in person face to face, and they tend to be more casually spoken. I think I talk the most about my future plans, and less about my jobs. I use more of a casual language, but it does depend on my setting, and who I am engaging with. I learned that my linguistic landscape runs deeper than I thought. When I speak, and how I speak depends on who I am speaking to, and regarding which topic.

This connects with my identity because this is how I speak no matter what. I am extremely soft spoken, but it does depend on the topic, and who I am talking to.

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I have a lot of both face to face and virtual reactions. If I'm not around my family or friends, I'm usually texting someone or on the phone with someone. If the interaction is virtual, I usually talk very casually and don't text in full sentences. However, this depends on who I'm talking to. If it's someone other than my close family or friends, I talk in a more professional manner. I'm usually around my friends most of the time so it's easy to talk to them casually. For work, I babysit kids so I am able to talk to them casually and play with them, but with their parents I have a more formal tone. My tone and language honestly just depends on who I'm surrounded with and how serious they are. For instance, if I'm talking to a more distant family member like my grandpa or uncle, I use less "slang" around them. It's not difficult for me to navigate how to talk to people and it's pretty easy for me to pick up on social cues. It all blends together, especially because I'm so comfortable with the people I'm around on a day to day basis. I talk the most about what goes on in my personal life such as funny stories with other people or new updates about school, work, what I've been up to, and so on. My friends and family members, specifically my cousin and sister, usually reciprocate this energy and we can have long conversations about what goes on in our lives and support one another. Usually when I talk, I use my hands a lot and express my emotions through facial expressions. I tend to smile and laugh a lot. I learned that my linguistic landscape isn't very broad and that I just switch from casual to professional depending on who I'm with or where I am. It also just depends on how comfortable or shy I am around someone. I usually talk to the same people every day, which includes my parents, my sisters, my cousins, my friends, and the kids I babysit. We usually talk about the same things like how our days went or any new updates. This connects to my different identities because I act and speak a certain way with people I'm more comfortable with versus with strangers. I'm usually more closed off with strangers or people I don't really know well. I also speak Russian with my family members so it ties back to my heritage and identity of where I come from and my culture. My linguistic landscape just depends on the seriousness of a situation as well. Sometimes I get socially anxious around people I barely know and feel like there's pressure so in that case, I'll be more quiet and stay to myself. Overall, I'm not a very social person but I can be very social with the people I'm most comfortable with.

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I have a lot of face to face and virtual interactions. I mostly use casual language and slang, especially when I am texting. Since I am with my friends most of the time and we also all work together every day, I speak very casually with them even when we are in the work setting. We discuss things that happen at work and funny work stories casually outside of work and talk amongst each other at work casually about things we do outside of work. Honestly it all kind of bleeds into each other. I feel like when I am around my family, I do switch up and speak with more of an Italian long island accent as opposed to when I am around my friends because that's how my family talks. I also speak more formally and with less slang around them. It taught me through my linguistic map reflecting on this that I don't speak the same way around everyone in my life which I didn't realize until now. I think it connects my different identities because when I am around my Italian family, I speak a certain way and sometimes when I am around my non Italian friends and they pronounce something differently I find myself correcting them and it just shows even my different linguistic patterns connect and come through no matter the situation.

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The type of interaction I have the most are face to face interactions. I enjoy face to face conversations more than virtual or over the phone conversations. I am able to show more emotion when having face to face interactions. I feel like face to face interactions have a lot more benefits than virtual interactions. I feel like I talk the most about the days in general and how they went for my friends and family. I have noticed that when talking, I use my hands and body movements a lot to express what I am saying. I also notice my language changes depending on who I am talking to. If I am more comfortable with someone, I will feel more free to talk however I want, rather than when I speak to someone who I am not familiar around, I tend to speak more professionally. My linguistic landscape does not go too far. I tend to talk to the same people on a day to day basis, typically about the same things. Our conversations will change time to time. I think this connects to my identity because it shows that I tend to open up more around people I am comfortable with rather than a stranger. I will be more myself when I am around someone I feel connected to.

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I have a lot of face-to-face interactions, but also a lot of interactions through text, depending on who I am talking to. When it comes to my friends that I see often, we have mostly face-to-face interactions. My friends that go away to school or that I do not see often we usually text daily. I do not usually talk to people through social media unless it is reacting to a post. When I talk to my friends, we are generally talking about our day and what we have going on or how our day went. We will sometimes discuss upcoming plans or things we want to plan. We do not usually talk about work or school. Those topics I find myself talking more about with my family. I always talk in English, and if we are face-to-face, I use my hands a lot when I talk. Over text, we use emojis or GIFs that go along with the conversation. I've learned that the main people I consistently speak to are my friends, regardless of how often I see them. My linguistic landscape does not seem to go too far. I speak similarly, no matter who I am talking to, and find myself talking to the same few people every day. Our conversations constantly change, but usually stay under the same category of how our day is going. I think this connects to my identity because it shows that I do not change who I am depending on who I am around and that is something I am big on.

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The linguistic landscape is a mix of languages in everyday lives. My linguistic landscape represents the way I communicate with others on different spectrums. I have recognized most of my conversations are face to face. I enjoy face to face conservations, because there are many benefits. I feel there is a better understanding, you won't be misconstrued, a stronger connection, and faster feedback. Even over the phone, I would rather FaceTime and have a face to face interaction and a quicker response. I like to see their face when communicating, so I can see things like their reactions and body language as we exchange stories or questions. With each person I communicated with, we exchanged different conversations. For example my mom texted me on instagram to get my attention more because she knows I'm always on social media. As she was texting me on instagram she was teaching me a lesson. Most conversations with my mom turn into life lessons, teaching me things that are important to keep with me for life. When talking to my math teacher, I communicated with her for help on a problem so she can teach me how to solve it the best way, like my mom she was teaching me a lesson. However, when talking to my best friend it was more about things that happened throughout our day and exchanging stories. When talking to a new friend we aren't as comfortable with each other, so I wouldn't share the same stories with her as I did with my best friend. In these conversations we all used gestures to express ourselves, I could tell my friend was crying on FaceTime because she was continuously whipping her tears because her tire was flat on the parkway. I usually use my hands when I talk to express myself and was showing concern in this conversation. When looking at the flyer I had facial expressions of joy because I was interested in making friends and to be involved. I learned that my linguistic landscape has many parts to it. Mostly I share conversations with the people closest to me. I do this because these are the people that have the most understanding of me, where I feel most supported and connected. This connects to my identity because I tend to mostly open up to people I am closest to, Although when talking to new people I enjoy it, because I am outgoing and love meeting new people.

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My Linguistic Landscape is a spectrum of different things. From talking to a peer in my class to talking to my best friend from forever this all came together as these interactions took place in the same place, Adelphi! When talking with my best friend conversations come effortlessly and I just enjoy being around her. Most of the time our conversations always end in uncontrollable laughter. On the other hand, my interaction with my peer wasn't the same. At first the conversation starts off kind of awkward since we really don't know each other well but as our conversation progressed we exchanged numbers and have been bonding over how much work we have in our class. Through this project i learned that my linguistic landscape mostly consists of talking to the people closest to me like my cousin and best friend, people who I love and adore. I am an outgoing person so meeting new people isn't hard for me and I truly enjoy it!

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I noticed that the more frequent casual interactions I have are with my family and friends, which is probably because I feel more connected/comfortable with them. On the other hand,  I have less frequent formal interactions with professors or strangers, they're short and brief  and my interactions with signs and apps are short and functional. The interactions with my family are basically talking/asking how our days have been and we joke alot, im more comfortable with family, and even though I talk with friends as well I’m still a bit closed off. The languages I use more are English and Spanish. I use English during school, outside but Spanish at home to talk to my parents, like Spanglish because sometimes I can't find the exact words to say in Spanish but they still understand me and my brothers do the exact same thing. From this project, I learned that my linguistic landscape is all over the place, like from my home and family using Spanish, warmth, casual talk, to school because I use English, formal or academic talk, to public environments, using short responses  and functional language. It shows me that my languages and styles of speaking connect to my identities as a student, a family member.

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Danna Rivera -Mini Ethnographic Project 1_ My Linguistic Landscape

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My linguistic landscape mostly consists of the interactions I have with my family and friends the most. I see them often and they are people that I feel most comfortable with and the most myself with. When I see my family, it's always a face to face interaction while with my friends we text more often than we see each other. My family usually asks me how my day was and if anything interesting or exciting happened and they’ll also tell me about their day. When I see my friends we catch up on things we’ve missed such as school, past experiences, friendships, events, etc. I like talking about my favorite singers, my future plans, and goals that I strive for. I don't like talking about things that are very personal with people that I don't know well. In my household the main 2 languages are English and Russian. My parents alternate between those two languages but my siblings and I usually speak and respond to them in English. When I speak, I speak with lots of emotions and hand gestures because I really engage in the conversation I’m having. This shows a lot about the type of person I am because it shows that I care about what I’m talking about and when I’m having a conversation I will respect the person and give them my undivided attention and reciprocate the same energy back to them. I learned that my linguistic landscape consists of mostly my close friends and family because those are the people that won’t judge me, that know who I truly am, and those are the people that understand me.

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I usually talk a lot with my family. Most of the time, our conversations are about things I like, especially properties and real estate. I don’t really like talking about politics, so I try to avoid those conversations. Because of this, the way I talk and the words I use are more relaxed and casual when I’m with family. I notice that I spend most of my time talking about things that interest me and less time on topics that I don’t like. This shows that the way I speak and what I talk about is connected to what I enjoy and what I feel comfortable with.

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More frequently I find myself interacting with my close family and friends. I mostly talk about my day and anything exciting or interesting that happened. I also find myself referencing funny TikTok's or TV shows. More frequently I use casual language and I find most of my conversations with my close friends and family happen over the phone, often via FaceTime. This is because I now live an hour away from home at Adelphi and only get to see them on the weekends. Through this assignment, I have learned a lot about my linguistic landscape. I have learned that depending on who I am speaking with, my language and body language often change to cater to that person. I feel that this demonstrates how easily I am able to switch my wording while also incorporating my lighthearted/friendly personality into many of the conversations I have throughout the day.

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KAREN JACKSON Ethnographic Project 1_ My Linguistic Landscape

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Most of my interactions consist of family and close friends. I more often speak to my family in face to face conversations, as I more often speak to my friends through texting. I may have brief conversations over text with my family during the day while they are at work. But for the most part we all talk about our days at work and school at dinner when we have all gotten home for the day. The reason I mainly have conversations with my friends over text is because a lot of my closest friends go to different colleges, so we don’t get to see each other too often. When we either text or talk over the phone, we usually talk about how school has been going for each of us and our families. Since we all go to different schools, we also talk about some of the interactions we had on campus or with friends. I feel that I have learned a lot about my interactions and my linguistic language. I mainly have interactions with the people I am closest with. I also do not speak any other language other than English, but my two best friends are fluent in Greek, so I sometimes can understand the gist of what they are saying because I know them very well. While I don’t understand all the time, sometimes they will say a certain word or phrase, and I know exactly what they are referring to because of our relationship. While I do have interactions with other people I come across throughout my day, I feel most comfortable having longer conversations with the people in my life I am closest with. I notice I may speak a little more reserved than with the people I have very close relationships with.

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I think I have the most interactions either with friends in person, or virtually. Out of all of the interactions I feel like I had the most face to face friend interactions, which makes sense since I live on campus. On the other hand, I tend not to have interactions with people I do not know well since it feels scary. Most of the time I will talk about things like how school is going, how my relationships with others are going, or my interests. I don't particularly use formal language with anyone unless its in email form, and I prefer to use casual language with everyone, including my father. I learned that my linguistic landscapes overlap quite a bit, since regardless of who I text (could be my dad, my roommate, my sister) I always use a certain friendly cadence by not using periods, using faces like :3, and overusing exclamation marks. In person this is also true as I will overexaggerate when retelling stories, make jokes, and try to make everyone comfortable. While in general this is true, I will use different words and phrases when I'm around other queer people or other black people because I know they'll understand what I'm saying.

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I would say that I have more interactions with talking online with my parents and friends. I would say with less is the  virtual formal interaction since I always see my co workers frequently so I don’t really text formally. I talk a lot about casual conversation about my day and other random things. I learned about my linguistic landscape that I text a lot online more now. I never realized how much I text people throughout the day.  I use mainly English whenever I communicate with other people since that is pretty much most of my friends/family first language. I would say that my linguistic language is that I only used English when communicating so I struggle with other languages because I don’t know them or know a certain language like Italian but I rarely speak it. It doesn’t really go that far since I’m mainly using English when I talk to people.  I learned that I only used one language when I communicate with English so it shows with my landscape that I feel more comfortable speaking in.

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