Svennevig1999

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Svennevig1999
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Key Svennevig1999
Author(s) Jan Svennevig
Title Getting Acquainted in Conversation: A Study of Initial Interactions
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Tag(s) EMCA, Initiating Actions, Acquaintance
Publisher John Benjamins
Year 1999
Language English
City Amsterdam
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Pages 384
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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.

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