Sequences

Question 1

Sequential context

Answer 1

The position of an utterance in a sequence of utterances and how crucial it is for utterances to have meaning in sequential context

Question 2

What are “openings and closings”?

Answer 2

Schegloff and Sacks

the way particular devices are used as pre-closing statements to get people off the phone i.e. “so, right, okay, well”

Question 3

What is turn-taking?

Answer 3

Only 1 person is speaking at any one time. If there is overlap, then it is brief.

TRPs, TCUs

Question 4

Turn-taking rule 1

Answer 4

If A selects B in the current turn, then A must stop and B must speak, transition occurring at the first TRP after A has selected B

If A does not select B, then anyone else may self-select, first speaker gaining rights to the next turn

If A does not select B, and no-one self-selects under B, then A may (but need not) continue (and thus claim rights to a further turn)

Question 5

Turn-taking rule 2

Answer 5

If rule 1c) has been applied by A, then rules 1a)-c) apply recursively

Question 6

Pauses

Answer 6

can have accountability, once one person has finished speaking, that is then the other person’s pause and are accountable for i

Question 7

Eye gaze

Answer 7

when asking a question, eye gaze can shift but will always ultimately return to the asker. Example: President Reagan, briefly tried a lottery system with the press in order to control turn-taking but actually allowed the press too much control as they could ask follow up questions as there were no interruptions

Question 8

Laughter

Answer 8

Laughter infiltration utterances - role for laughter to deal with improprieties

Question 9

Breath

Answer 9

inbreath and outbreath, e.g. hhh (outbreath) and .hh (inbreath)

Can mark the start of speech, holding a turn, or the end of speech