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What is Getting Acquainted in Conversation: A Study of Initial Interactions (Pragmatics and Beyond New Series) about?

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 Resources It 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.

Author

Svennevig, Jan.

Publisher

John Benjamins Publishing Company

Published

1999

Language

EN

ISBN

9789027299055

Subjects

Linguistics, Sociology, Literary Fiction