CONVERSATION ANALYSIS

CONVERSATION ANALYSIS. Gabriela Acosta Guedes Andrew Suárez Afonso Pragmática de la Lengua Inglesa.

LISTEN TO OUR CONVERSATION.

G: Hey Andrew, I am glad you finally decided to come over to my house today , I was dying of boredom! It’s better to study with someone who is as anxious as me, so I don’t feel as lonely in the feeling , if you know what I mean… Non-literal language: overstatement / Emotive function / Temporal deictic. A: You’re right , but would you mind listening to me first ? We can do it this way: let’s start by doing a review of the first unit working our way up through unit three. Does that sound OK to you? Directive function. / Agreement maxim G: Oh, thank you, really! I didn’t think about it that way… you’re a block of ice , but anyway, that sounds like a good idea. Phatic function / Non-literal language (metaphor) A: Haha, you’re welcome , well, in unit one, the book covers the part of semantic and pragmatic meaning. How about you telling me the meaning of these two concepts? Phatic function / Positive politeness. G: Oh, that part is a piece of cake . The semantic meaning is intrinsic to a linguistic meaning containing and cannot be separated from the expression, meanwhile the pragmatic meaning is not intrinsic to the linguistic expression carrying it, but what gets from the interaction of linguistic expression with the context in which it is used . Did I say it right? Non-literal language: overstatement / Referential function..

A: Yes! You got it! You are as smart as a whip . Non-literal language (metaphor). G: Thanks, Andrew! Could you explain to me what pragmatics is about? As you can see, I have the concept so clear… Phatic function / Negative politeness / Indirect. A: Gee , Gabriela, I explained it to you the other day… Pragmatics is the branch of linguistics that deals with idioms in use and the context in which it is used… I think . Phatic function / Referential function G: Are you sure about that? Don’t cry over spilt milk. Don’t you remember that I failed that part of the exam? Non-literal language (metaphor) A: I had that wrong, sorry. Good things come to those who wait. So long is the unit that we will waste a lot of time if we decide to review all of it. Non-literal language: idiom. / Indirect. G: Of course, let’s finish the other units. I guess that you do not want to teach me. A: Your guess is as good as mine. Hey, buddy, get the book and quiz me on unit two. Positive politeness / Idiom..

G : Here I go… wait, do you mean this text or this one? It’s so confusing. Spatial deictics, gestural use. A: Come on Gabriela, it is the one of the left. We revised that one about functions of language. When pigs fly, I will be able to memorize that in the exam… Anyway, I will explain these to you: poetic, metalinguistic, conative, phatic, expressive, directive and emotive. Did I get it right? Non literal language: overstatement / G: Oh, you are such a genius! I think you are the owner of wikipedia. What about you explaining what each one of these mean? Non-literal language: Metaphor. / Positive politeness / Approbation maxim A: To be honest, I studied really hard for this part. Can we take a break right now? I am starving! I can eat like a horse. Modesty maxim/ Indirect / Non-indirect language: overstatement. G: Now that you say that, how about we invite Chris over? He is off work today, right? Temporal deictics, Positive politeness..

A: Yes, he is, but he will be at the concert. He is so responsible… Generalized implicature. G: Oh, while my anxiety is going through the roof, he is out there having fun, how unfair! Anyway, my stomach is growling , do you want to order pizza? Non-literal language: overstatement / Indirect A: I have the phone right here… t ake it easy, Gabriela, we will nail this exam if we remain confident and relaxed . I can assure you that. Spatial deictics, symbolic use. / Emotive function. G: I guess you’re right, but thanks for suggesting to take a break, I am really tired … Oh, wait, you’re a big fan of pizza, aren’t you? Agreement maxim / Conative function / Emotive function A: Sometimes I am. Pizza is not the healthiest food in the world. Let’s order it now… Scalar implicature..

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