Requesting in social interaction

Requesting in social interaction

by Couper-Kuhlen, Elizabeth Drew, Paul

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This paper presents two pilot studies of sharing situations in orangutans and human infants. We report on the communicative behaviors that elicit food transfers, the contingencies associated with gesture selection and the (relative) success in obtaining food. We focus on the sequential unfolding of these interactional projects, on the timing between an initial action and the responsive move, and on the semiotic features that allow a participant to recognize (a) when a request has been produced,…

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  • Full title :Requesting in social interaction / edited by Paul Drew, Loughborough University ; Elizabeth Couper-Kuhlen, University of Helsinki.

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This paper presents two pilot studies of sharing situations in orangutans and human infants. We report on the communicative behaviors that elicit food transfers, the contingencies associated with gesture selection and the (relative) success in obtaining food. We focus on the sequential unfolding of these interactional projects, on the timing between an initial action and the responsive move, and on the semiotic features that allow a participant to recognize (a) when a request has been produced, (b) when it has been unsuccessful and, (c) in the absence of success, when to pursue it further. We.

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  • Publication Date:©2014

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The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource (x, 371 pages) : : illustrations (some color)

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9789027269287, 9027269289
  • oclc:ocn897814474
  • LC Classification:P40.5.S57
  • Dewey Decimal:302/.14

Table of Contents

Requesting in Social Interaction; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Acknowledgement ; Glossary of transcription conventions; Requesting -- from speech act to recruitment; 1. Introduction; 2. The evolution of research into requesting -- speech acts; 3. Requesting in contexts of interaction; 4. Contemporary studies -- the interactional turn; 5. The visual turn: Requests as recruitments; 6. The organization of this volume; References; Human agency and the infrastructure for requests; 1. Flexibility in the pursuit of goals; 2. Language+ as a tool for mobilizing others

3. The distribution of agency4. Hallmarks of requesting; 4.1 B wants to do the requested action; 4.2 Roles may be reversed; 4.3 The goal may be shared; 4.4 B need not comply; 4.5 One may need to give B reasons why they should do the requested action; 5. Conclusion; References; Appendix. Abbreviations used in glosses of Lao examples; Benefactors and beneficiaries; 1. Introduction; 2. Benefactive stance; 2.1 Formulating participants' interests in the nominated action; 2.2 Formulating Agents and Recipients; 2.3 Benefactive Rendering of the Nominated Action Itself; 3. Benefactive Appreciations

3.1 Ex…

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Subjects

Habiletés sociales Interaction sociale Langage et culture Language and culture PSYCHOLOGY -- Social Psychology social interaction Social Skills Socialisation socialization sociolinguistics Sociolinguistique

Writers

Couper-Kuhlen, Elizabeth Drew, Paul

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