Repair Flashcards
What is the common code theory?
> Communication internalised by biology and socialisation
> Identical rules/norms for all
What are the criticisms of the common code theory?
> No evidence of shared rules or norms
Moral obligation to TRY to understand
How is the application of rules determined?
Common sense is operational
What are the features of the mutual-intelligibility theory?
> No shared rules or norms
Persistent residual ambiguity
Communicative success = mutual-indiscriminibility
What are the repair positions?
> 1 - immediately after problem
2 - Hearer’s next relevant turn
3 - Speaker’s next relevant turn following 2
4 - Hearer’s next relevant turn following 3
What are the types of repair initiation?
> Self-initiated
Other initiated
Next turn repair initiated
What are the types of repair?
> Self repair
> Other repair
What is the difference between types of repair and types of repair initiation?
Types of repair are who made the correction. Types of repair initiation is how the ppts became aware a misunderstanding occurred
What is the preference hierarchy for repair?
> Self-initiated self repair
Other initiated self repair
Other initiated other repair
What evidence is there that we prefer self repair?
> Frequency
Other initiated is usually preceded by a delay
People avoid other repair even when repair is obvious
Other repair is moderated
What is repair specificity?
The degree to which the source of the misunderstanding is defined when repair is initiated
What is preference in repair specificity?
Strong specificity is preferred
What are the components of third position repairs?
> Initiator
Agreement-Acceptance
Rejection
Repair
What are the components of fourth position repairs?
> Change of state token
> Reanalysis of position 1
