Getting acquainted in conversation : a study of initial interactions / Jan Svennevig.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Svennevig, Jan.

Series:

Pragmatics & beyond ; new ser. 64.

Pragmatics & beyond, 0922-842X ; new ser. 64

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Conversation analysis.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (398 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins Pub. Co., c1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

What makes a 'getting acquainted' a recognizable conversational activity, and how are interpersonal relationships established in a first conversation? This book presents a theoretical framework for the study of relationship management in conversation and an empirical study of a corpus of initial interactions. It provides detailed descriptions of the sequential resources unacquainted interlocutors use in order to:- generate self-presentation- introduce topics- establish common contextual resourcesIt is argued that these sequential patterns embody conventionalized procedures for establishing an interpersonal relationship involving some degree of:- solidarity (mutual rights and obligations)- familiarity (mutual knowledge of personal background)- mutual affect (emotional commitment)The sequential analysis is based on a conversation analytic approach, while the interpretive framework consists of pragmatic theories of politeness, conversational style and common ground.

Contents:

GETTING ACQUAINTED IN CONVERSATION

Editorial page

Title page

LCC data

Table of contents

Acknowledgements

Chapter 1. Introduction

Chapter 2. The establishment of interpersonal relations in conversation

Chapter 3. Methods for analyzing conversation

Chapter 4. The self-presentational sequence

Chapter 5. Topic introduction

Chapter 6. Side sequences and the establishment of common ground

Chapter 7. Routine, variation, and success in first conversations

Chapter 8. Conclusion

Appendix 1. Presentation and evaluation of the data

Appendix 2. Post-recording interviews

Appendix 3. Summaries of conversation 1 and 4

Notes

References

Subject Index

Author Index

PRAGMATICS AND BEYOND NEW SERIES.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [363]-376) and indexes.

ISBN:

9786612163258

9781282163256

1282163256

9789027299055

9027299056

OCLC:

70769293