You can often hear how they say about a person who quickly and, more importantly, cleverly tells something: “A suspended language is his gift.” Natural talent or acquired skill - we will understand today. And also touch on the question of how to develop talkativeness.
Meaning
“Suspended language” is said about someone who interestingly tells or cleverly philosophizes. Naturally, when it comes to a “well-hung language”, the audience determines the measure of wit. If, for example, you are too smart, then no one will appreciate, as the person says: good or bad. Just because no one will understand anything. We will not torment the reader and immediately say: “suspended language” is not a natural talent, but an accumulated quality of personality. Of course, this skill can grow on the basis of fantastic inclinations. For example, a person from early childhood is drawn to talk, and he is not at all afraid of speaking to an audience. In other words, such a child is not only afraid to tell a rhyme on a Christmas tree, he is happy. The child receives sincere pleasure from this.
In the cohort of people with a suspended language, there are others who, on the contrary, have a panic fear of the audience, and therefore decided to “pump over” their oratory ability, having previously familiarized themselves with the incorrupt works of Dale Carnegie on this issue.
The findings are as follows:
- “Suspended language” is the praise of people when they observe a person who easily and quickly converges with his brothers and is able to maintain a conversation on any topic. Moreover, the speech of such a subject is always easy, fresh and smart.
- A person can "suspend" his own language, having a certain set of qualities.
About them a little later. First, consider the emotional color of expression and examples from books and movies.
Tonality of expression
Of course, if you characterize someone using the expression "suspended language" (the meaning of phraseological units was a little higher), then you can do this only in a narrow circle, but not at an official event. Too informal shade in phraseology.
But the main thing here is different, namely: not to confuse the phrase in question with the expression "language as boldly." And this is quite possible, because in both expressions the language works rather briskly, but when it is “suspended” it speaks smartly and fluently, and when it “sweeps” it works idle and carries nonsense, offends people.
Cinema and literary illustrations
Now the meaning of the expression "suspended language", which means it, is no longer very interesting. The time has come for illustrations.
Mikhail Bulgakov and his epoch-making novel “The Master and Margarita”. The scene when Yeshua was brought to Pilate, and after Yeshua had a heartfelt conversation with the prosecutor, he said to him: "I don’t know who hung your tongue, but it is well hung."
If we take cinema examples, then the movie “Otpetye scammers”, released in 1988, comes to mind. The film tells the story of two swindlers who pretend to be wealthy and not very people, and there is only one goal - to deceive rich women. Agree that in such a case you can’t do without a suspended language, although the goals of the heroes of the film are not the most noble. But they will be taught, certainly taught.
Nofelet or phone
I also remember the Soviet film - "Where is Nofelet" (1988 release). The plot is this: one middle-aged brother can not marry in any way, and here his cousin comes for a furniture set. Parents, worried about the fate of their son, are asked to help their nephew in finding a bride. Gene (that’s the name of the cousin) is very eager for the female, so she happily agrees to help. The only talent of a playboy is an instant alteration of words, reading them backwards. The method of a love game is that he approaches the girls and asks where the nofelet (phone) is located, the meaning: to start a casual conversation with a lady. No suspended language is indispensable here.
What qualities should a “born speaker" have?
What qualities distinguish a speaker:
- Love for people. Indeed, if a person wants to magnetically bind and fascinate people with his speech, he needs to love them, or at least be interested in them. Sincerity can be simulated, but it is not so effective.
- The average level of empathy. Empathy is the ability to empathize and sympathize with another person.
- Intellectuality, well-read. Without books, you cannot "hang" the language. But book lovers are not always - it's lovers of "juicy" talk. Words, sparkling speech, vivid comparisons - all this is either from the books or inspired by them.
Exercises for the development of "plasticity" of the language
Internal qualities are wonderful, but the reader is more interested in how to master a skill called "suspended language", how to learn this magic. There are exercises for the thirsty:
- Sometimes a person gets into an unfamiliar place, he, whether he wants or not, will have to ask passers-by for directions. This, of course, is not the stadium’s thousands of people, but you have to start somewhere.
- If a person speaks boredly, then such an exercise will help him. Make many, many cards, write words on them from different fields: science, philosophy, religion, slang, jargon. Then mix, then pull out one at a time and make 5 or 10 sentences with each. Exercise is a wonderful trainer of quick wits, and also makes you develop. Repeat the exercise every day for 60-90 minutes or more.
- Mindflow. Say a phrase, another clings to it, that's how a person’s dialogue with himself is built. The longer the exercise lasts, the more suspended is the person’s language.
- Madness together. You can cross two streams of consciousness and thus develop the skill. Take a suitable person from the environment and start a spontaneous conversation with him. Skill trains immediately and talkativeness, and self-confidence.
These simple tricks will help to approach the ideal of a person who does not go into his pocket for a word. Our time is obsessed with people who can produce the desired effect, and proficiency in the word is one of those skills that are needed by so many.
Most of the stable expressions when considering suggest curiosity, based on a pure, uncomplicated love of the Russian language, but in our case the phrase “suspended language” (phraseological unit) implies a specific skill, so the article also came out with some practical bias.