Interactional competence and politeness
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Robert Patrick Baxter
Abstract
Few studies in politeness research have examined perception, and even fewer have examined perception at the level of discourse. Salient characteristics of discourse, turn-taking and collaborative talk have been linked to politeness. This study approaches collaborative talk from an unexplored perspective: experimental testing of speaker perception of collaborative talk according to the features of content and timing. This study quantitatively compared native and non-native perceptions of dialogues in Spanish, employing a new aural task which presented listeners with a turn followed by multiple possible responses. The instrument measured the perceived appropriateness of content (matched vs. unmatched) and timing in overlap, and how additional factors influenced perception. Evaluation of collaborative talk was influenced by different features for natives and non-natives.
Abstract
Few studies in politeness research have examined perception, and even fewer have examined perception at the level of discourse. Salient characteristics of discourse, turn-taking and collaborative talk have been linked to politeness. This study approaches collaborative talk from an unexplored perspective: experimental testing of speaker perception of collaborative talk according to the features of content and timing. This study quantitatively compared native and non-native perceptions of dialogues in Spanish, employing a new aural task which presented listeners with a turn followed by multiple possible responses. The instrument measured the perceived appropriateness of content (matched vs. unmatched) and timing in overlap, and how additional factors influenced perception. Evaluation of collaborative talk was influenced by different features for natives and non-natives.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
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Introduction
- Introduction vii
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Self-reporting Studies
- Introduction to Part I 3
- Social deixis in motion 7
- The M-word 41
- “There’s not a lot of negotiation” 71
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Observational Studies
- Introduction to Part II 93
- Korean honorifics beyond politeness markers 97
- Goading as a social action 121
- Shaming, group face, and identity construction in a Russian virtual community for women 149
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Experimental Studies
- Introduction to Part III 183
- Interactional competence and politeness 187
- Using eye-tracking to examine the reading of texts containing taboo words 213
- Impoliteness electrified 239
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Epilogue
- Epilogue 267
- Index 277
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
-
Introduction
- Introduction vii
-
Self-reporting Studies
- Introduction to Part I 3
- Social deixis in motion 7
- The M-word 41
- “There’s not a lot of negotiation” 71
-
Observational Studies
- Introduction to Part II 93
- Korean honorifics beyond politeness markers 97
- Goading as a social action 121
- Shaming, group face, and identity construction in a Russian virtual community for women 149
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Experimental Studies
- Introduction to Part III 183
- Interactional competence and politeness 187
- Using eye-tracking to examine the reading of texts containing taboo words 213
- Impoliteness electrified 239
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Epilogue
- Epilogue 267
- Index 277
