Stivers2006a

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Stivers2006a
BibType ARTICLE
Key Stivers2006a
Author(s) Tanya Stivers, Jeffrey D. Robinson
Title A preference for progressivity in interaction
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Tag(s) EMCA, Interaction, conversation analysis, sequence organization, Progressivity, Response tokens, Peference, Non-response
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Year 2006
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Journal Language in Society
Volume 35
Number 3
Pages 367–392
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DOI 10.1017/S0047404506060179
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Abstract

This article investigates two types of preference organization in interaction: in response to a question that selects a next speaker in multi-party interaction, the preference for answers over non-answer responses as a category of a response; and the preference for selected next speakers to respond. It is asserted that the turn allocation rule specified by Sacks, Schegloff & Jefferson (1974) which states that a response is relevant by the selected next speaker at the transition relevance place is affected by these two preferences once beyond a normal transition space. It is argued that a “second-order” organization is present such that interactants prioritize a preference for answers over a preference for a response by the selected next speaker. This analysis reveals an observable preference for progressivity in interaction.

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