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Peer reviewedKotani, Mariko – Research on Language and Social Interaction, 2002
Describes the use of "I'm sorry" by Japanese speakers that accomplishes a function that has not been identified previously and discusses possible consequences of this use in the American English speaking community. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, English (Second Language), Interpersonal Communication, Japanese
Peer reviewedGardner, Rod – Research on Language and Social Interaction, 1997
Examines some characteristics of "Mm," in particular its variants, as a weak acknowledging token, a continuer, and a weak assessment within the Australian context. Findings indicate that the most common "Mm" is best characterized as an acknowledging object used to mark unproblematic receipt of the immediately prior talk and no…
Descriptors: Context Effect, Discourse Analysis, Foreign Countries, Interaction Process Analysis
Peer reviewedMaynard, Douglas W. – Research on Language and Social Interaction, 1997
Explores the conditional nature of good and bad news while focusing on three topics: (1) the status of information as news according the participants in a conversation; (2) the valence of this information with regard to its perception as good or bad; and (3) the effect of news on individuals. Notes that good news is privileged over bad news in…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Context Effect, Convergent Thinking, Discourse Analysis
Peer reviewedWeeks, Peter – Research on Language and Social Interaction, 1996
Explores the detailed processes whereby concert performances of serious music are collectively achieved in rehearsal. The article concentrates on a youth orchestra rehearsing a section of a Beethoven symphony that was audiotaped. The article further focuses on the "talk" that shapes the collective musical activities rather than the…
Descriptors: Concerts, Discourse Analysis, Error Correction, Learning Processes
