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Gibson2005a
BibType ARTICLE
Key Gibson2005a
Author(s) David R. Gibson
Title Opportunistic Interruptions: Interactional Vulnerabilities Deriving from Linearization
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Tag(s) EMCA, Interruptions, Press briefings, Courtroom Interaction
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Year 2005
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Journal Social Psychology Quarterly
Volume 68
Number 4
Pages 316-337
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Abstract

Speaking involves "linearizing" a message into a string of words. This process leaves us

vulnerable to being interrupted in such a way that the aborted turn is a misrepresenta-
tion of the intended message. Further, because we linearize our messages in standard
ways, we are recurrently vulnerable to interruptions at particular turn-construction
junctures, and consequently to recurrent types of self-misrepresentation. These vulnera-
bilities can be exploited strategically when an interrupter responds to the truncated turn
in a way that might not have been possible if the turn had run to completion: I refer to
interruptions of this sort as "opportunistic." I explore the connection between lin-
earization and opportunistic interruptions using data from two institutional settings
characterized by confrontational exchanges: Supreme Court oral arguments and
Pentagon press briefings. The extracts illustrate how speakers open themselves to
opportunistic interruptions through projection of incipient options  consequences, opinions, and restrictions.

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