Coming out, heteronormativity, and possibilities of intercultural learning in a Google Hangouts telecollaboration

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Figure 1. Amy's reconstructing the coming-out episode.

A four-panel excerpt shows Amy reconstructing the prior discourse of her coming out and Yoko’s reaction to it. Panel 1: Amy says 彼女。(Girlfriend.) using the lower pitch and a straight head position, representing herself. Panel 2: Amy uses the higher pitch and a head tilt with a confused look to say 彼女？(Girlfriend?), representing Yoko. Panel 3: Amy says 彼女。(Girlfriend.) using the lower pitch and a straight head position, representing herself. Panel 4: Amy says 彼女。(Girlfriend.) using the higher pitch and a head tilt with a confused look, representing Yoko.

Table

Table

English	Japanese	Descriptions	Meaning
.	。	Period	Falling intonation
,	、	Comma	Continuing intonation
?	？	Question mark	Rising intonation
’	’	Single quotation mark	Rising intonation stronger than a comma but weaker than a question mark
WORD	ことば	All caps (EN); Underline (JP)	Emphasized speech
wo::rd	こ〜とば	Double-semi-colon (EN); Wavy line (JP)	Prolongation or stretching of the sound preceding them; extended ending typical of Japanese
wo(h)rd	こ(h)とば	‘h’ in parentheses	Aspiration or laughter inside word boundaries
◦word◦	◦ことば◦	Word between degree signs	Self-directed speech
–	–	N dash	A sharp cut-off
=	=	Equal sign	A latching (when two lines by different speakers are connected)
wo[rd] [ye]ah	こと[ば] [う]ん	Set of lined-up brackets	Beginning and ending of simultaneous or overlapping speech
(1.5)	(1.5)	Number in single parentheses	Silence represented in tenths of a second
((gaze))	((gaze))	Double parentheses	Non-speech activity or transcription comment
word	ことば	Squared	Where bodily conduct was produced
↗ ↘	↗ ↘	Upward and downward arrows	Head nods
@@@	@@@	Triple @s	Laughing