Discourse Analysis

Question 1

Conversation rules

Answer 1

• turn taking (usually implied)
• openings

Question 2

What are openings?

Answer 2

-summons-answer sequence
-finding out if someone wants to have a conversation
ex: phone calls

Question 3

What are turn takings

Answer 3

• not lexicalized signs that another person can start talking

Question 4

Summons stage in openings

Answer 4

• initiation of a conversation
  ex: ringtone of a phone

Question 5

Summons- Answer sequence

Answer 5

initiation: reach out
answer stage: first word spoken (answerer)
third turn: the topic of the conversation

Question 6

Adjacency pairs

Answer 6

• set of two adjacent utterances by different speakers
• implicit sequences

Question 7

Adjacency pairs examples

Answer 7

1. greeting/return of greeting
2. offer/acceptance/refusal
3. compliment/acceptance
4. thanks/acknowledgement