Meyerhoff
Proper noun
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Meyerhoff (plural Meyerhoffs)
A surname.
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A 1994 study by communications scholar Miriam Meyerhoff sought to examine the function of "eh" in New Zealand culture.
As Maori are typically of a lower socio-economic status, Meyerhoff proposed that "eh" functioned as a verbal cue that one reciprocated by another individual signified both shared identity and mutual acceptance.
In her research, Meyerhoff analyzed conversations between an interviewer and an interviewee of either Pākehā or Māori descent and calculated the frequency of "eh" in the conversation.
In order to yield the most natural speech, Meyerhoff instructed the interviewers to introduce themselves as a "friend of a friend", to their respective interviewees.
Thursday, June 14, at 8 p.m. Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, 1212 Cathedral St., Baltimore.