Laurier2019b

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Laurier2019b
BibType ARTICLE
Key Laurier2019b
Author(s) Eric Laurier
Title Civility and mobility: Drivers (and passengers) appreciating the actions of other drivers
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Tag(s) EMCA, Thanking, Appreciation, Civility
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Year 2019
Language English
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Journal Language & Communication
Volume 65
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Pages 79-91
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DOI 10.1016/j.langcom.2018.04.006
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Abstract

My analysis centres on a dominant aspect of civility between vehicles: appreciation. I examine the inter-vehicular interaction that precedes and accompanies the ‘hand-up’, before then widening the analysis to consider the ‘thank you’ and its role in the intra-vehicular activities of driver and passenger. I differentiate between the weaker expectations of appreciation when vehicles are passing by one another and the stronger expectation involved in ‘letting in’ or ‘letting out’. In considering how rights of way are waived by drivers, I make a contrast with a cost-benefit analysis of request and offers. The article draws upon video recordings of car journeys made by families, friends and commuters.

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