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conversational minutiae

French translation: moindres détails de la conversation

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English term or phrase:conversational minutiae
French translation:moindres détails de la conversation
Entered by: Thierry Darlis

12:30 May 8, 2021
English to French translations [PRO]
Linguistics
English term or phrase: conversational minutiae
This precise clockwork dance that happens when people speak to each other is what N.J. Enfield, a professor of linguistics at the University of Sydney, calls the “conversation machine.” In his book How We Talk, he examines how conversational minutiae—filler words like “um” and “mm-hmm,” and pauses that are longer than 200 milliseconds—grease the wheels of this machine. In fact, he argues, these little “traffic signals” to some degree define human communication.
Thierry Darlis
United States
Local time: 14:14
moindres détails de la conversation
Explanation:
"minutiae:
small and often not important details "
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/fr/dictionnaire/anglais/min...

« minutiae :
menus détails »
(Le Grand Robert & Collins)

« Fouillant dans les moindres détails de la conversation, Enfield - un linguiste à l'Université de Sydney - propose que ces légères pauses et sons apparemment inarticulés sont en fait vitaux pour la communication. »
https://fr.shinshu-navi.com/without-these-words-languages-ca...

D'autres sites, également plus ou moins fiables, proposent le même extrait, dont je ne trouve pas la source.

Voir aussi : https://www.proz.com/kudoz/english-to-german/linguistics/682...

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Note added at 15 hrs (2021-05-09 03:59:14 GMT)
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Que je parle d'extrait, je veux dire la traduction que je cite. Le texte en anglais, lui, n'est pas difficile à trouver.
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ph-b (X)
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Local time: 20:14
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2petits signaux de la conversation
Saeed Najmi
4temps morts et interjections
JACQUES LHOMME
4signes presque imperceptibles de la conversation + panneaux de circulation langagiers
Helene Carrasco-Nabih
3moindres détails de la conversation
ph-b (X)
3éléments conversationnels apparemment insignifiants
Daniela B.Dunoyer


Discussion entries: 2





  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
temps morts et interjections


Explanation:
Une suggestion. Cordialement

JACQUES LHOMME
France
Local time: 20:14
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
petits signaux de la conversation


Explanation:
In an interview published in The Atlantic ''Enfield compares ''conversational minutiae'' to “traffic signals” that ''keep conversations from going off the rails'' and ''allow us to connect up to each other in interaction and ride along in this machine.''
He says:'They don’t have any content, they don’t tell you anything about what I’m about to say, but they do say, “Wait please''... .''
In sum, they are little conversational signals that indicate to the listener that the we are ''editing'' our speech. ''Things never come out perfectly, and we have to edit on the fly. That’s what these words do.''



    Reference: http://https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/12/t...
Saeed Najmi
Morocco
Local time: 19:14
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Daryo
12 hrs
  -> Thanks Daryo
neutral  ph-b (X): Si conversational minutiae (le terme demandé) = « petits signaux de la conversation » (votre réponse), comment allez-vous traduire les traffic signals qui suivent dans le texte source (même paragraphe et paragraphe suivant) ?
13 hrs
agree  Helene Carrasco-Nabih: ou : signaux presque imperceptibles de la conversation
19 hrs
  -> Merci pour le commentaire et l'approbation.
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
moindres détails de la conversation


Explanation:
"minutiae:
small and often not important details "
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/fr/dictionnaire/anglais/min...

« minutiae :
menus détails »
(Le Grand Robert & Collins)

« Fouillant dans les moindres détails de la conversation, Enfield - un linguiste à l'Université de Sydney - propose que ces légères pauses et sons apparemment inarticulés sont en fait vitaux pour la communication. »
https://fr.shinshu-navi.com/without-these-words-languages-ca...

D'autres sites, également plus ou moins fiables, proposent le même extrait, dont je ne trouve pas la source.

Voir aussi : https://www.proz.com/kudoz/english-to-german/linguistics/682...

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Note added at 15 hrs (2021-05-09 03:59:14 GMT)
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Que je parle d'extrait, je veux dire la traduction que je cite. Le texte en anglais, lui, n'est pas difficile à trouver.

ph-b (X)
France
Local time: 20:14
Native speaker of: French
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1 day 8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
conversational minutiae + traffic signals
signes presque imperceptibles de la conversation + panneaux de circulation langagiers


Explanation:
signes presque imperceptibles de la conversation + panneaux de circulation langagiers

Helene Carrasco-Nabih
Morocco
Local time: 19:14
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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1 day 20 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
éléments conversationnels apparemment insignifiants


Explanation:
ou bien : éléments apparemment insignifiants du discours (ou qui entrent dans une conversation)



Daniela B.Dunoyer
France
Local time: 20:14
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in ItalianItalian
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