Institutional interaction Flashcards
1
Q
What is the turn-taking structure of institutional talk?
A
based on a question/answer structure
2
Q
What is the goal of institutional talk?
A
orientation by at least one of the participants to some core goal, task or identity (or set of them) conventionally associated with the institution on question
3
Q
What is an inferential framework?
A
Particular to specific institutional contexts
You infer from what has been said, to what is being done. “Someone vandalized my car” = request, not a report
4
Q
Context free VS context sensitive
A
local adaptability - sensitive
abstract enough to apply to any context - free
5
Q
Constraints of institutional interaction
A
certain contributions are allowable.
e.g. don’t interupt in court, or in an interview
