A Conversation Analysis Perspective

In the following excerpts (see Appendix A), we see a couple having a discussion in which both are orienting to the fact that their talk is dispreferred (Pomerantz, 1984). Wife prefaces her introduction of topics twice using a pre-expansion sequence to delay the start of the talk. Husband gives the g...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Christine Epting
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Columbia University Libraries 2005-12-01
Series:Studies in Applied Linguistics & TESOL
Online Access:https://journals.library.columbia.edu/index.php/SALT/article/view/1574