Stivers2006a
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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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