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Repair in Talk

Repair in Talk. Sixth Week. Turns. Situation: It is snowing very hard. A: Is it close? (1) B: No, it is not. (2) See, it is open. (3) A: I mean the road. (4) B: Oh, thought you were askin about the bar (5). What do you mean?.

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Repair in Talk

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  1. Repair in Talk Sixth Week

  2. Turns Situation: It is snowing very hard. A: Is it close? (1) B: No, it is not. (2) See, it is open. (3) A: I mean the road. (4) B: Oh, thought you were askin about the bar (5)

  3. What do you mean?

  4. Miscommunication • Have you experienced miscommunication in your talk? • What is the cause of miscommunication? • How can we avoid it? • Is it true that good talk must not consist of miscommunication?

  5. Miscommunication Are these the same? • Misunderstanding • Mishearing • Non-understanding • Not hearing • Misinterpretation • Joking

  6. In our discussion,… ….the process of fixing miscommunication will be referred to as “repair”, ….we will be using “trouble source” to refer to “the cause of miscommunication”.

  7. Miscommunication Repair deals with …… • Misunderstanding • Mishearing • Non-understanding • Not hearing • Misinterpretation • Joking Also • Correction • Word search

  8. Talk analysts look at… • The cause of miscommunication. • Is it far from the repair? • How many turns away? • Will it be repaired? • Who repairs miscommunication? • The person who causes it? • Everyone else. • Is the miscommunication repaired successfully??

  9. How does turn-taking lead to repair? A: Which one::s are closed, an which ones are open. Z: Most of’em. This, this, // this, this ((pointing)) A: I’on’t mean on the shelters, I mean on the roads Z: Oh:. Conversation Analysis

  10. Types of Repair Types of repair depend on who initiates and/or completes the repair. Mainly, there are two parties involved in repair • The owner of the source (self) • Other people in the talk (other) Conversation Analysis

  11. Types of Repair • Self-initiated self-repair • Self-initiated other-repair • Other-initiated self-repair • Other-initiated other-repair Conversation Analysis

  12. Self-initiated self-repair L: An’ ‘en bud all of the doors’n things were taped up= *L: = I mean y’know they put up y’know that kindapaper’r stuff, ** L: the brown paper. Conversation Analysis

  13. Self-initiated self-repair A: …then we went to see Mike uh, oh shit.. .can’t think of his last name. OH Murphy, yes, right Murphy. Conversation Analysis

  14. Self-initiated self-repair F: ….we met Carol on Friday, well she was fine, she sold the house on Lexington Ave and moved to Upper West Side. Oh it was Tuesday actually. Conversation Analysis

  15. Self-initiated self-repair G: The trip was great. It was not hot in Florida at all. H: Great. G: Oh it was not Florida we went but Iowa. Conversation Analysis

  16. Self-initiated other-repair A: He had dis uh Mistuh W-whatever * k-I can’t think of his first name, Watts on, the one thet wrote // that piece, **B: Dan Watts. Conversation Analysis

  17. Other-initiated self-repair * A: Why did I turn out this way? ** B: You mean homosexual? *** A: Yes. Conversation Analysis

  18. Other-initiated self-repair G: Is he sick? H: Who? G: Mark. Conversation Analysis

  19. Other-initiated other-repair *A: I jst graded the students’ work an Tony didn’t pass **B: Tony? No boy named Tony in our class, I guess you’re talking about Tommy. Tommy you know had financial problem so he always skipped the class. A: Eh--yeah Conversation Analysis

  20. Other-initiated other-repair D: The meeting was handled. F: Handled???? It WAS cancelled. D: Did I say “handled”?, yes cancelled. Conversation Analysis

  21. Revisited: Other-initiated self repair D: Did he get married or anything? H: Huh? D: Did he get married?

  22. Other-initiated self repair F: Worried, lots of pimples. G: Have you ever tried a clinic? F: What? G: Have you ever tried a clinic?

  23. Other-initiated self repair L: My car is very clean. Mick cleaned it D: Who? L: Mick

  24. Other-initiated self repair A: I’m goin to Bermuda for a holiday. B: Where? A: Bermuda.

  25. Assignment 2 (15%) • Listen to a conversation among your family members. • Roughly transcribe the talk in which repair is found (3 incidences of repair; 2%x3= 6%). • Identify the trouble source (1%x3=3%). Describe the nature of the trouble source. • Indicate whether it is (1%x3=3%): • Self-initiated other-repair, • Self-initiated other-repair, • Other-initiatedself-repair, or • Other-initiated other-repair

  26. Assignment 2 (15%) • Explain how misunderstanding is solved (1%x3). • Put the dialog first, followed by the description in a paragraph format which consists of no. 3-5 above. • No of words for each paragraph is 100 words. • Due: June 22nd midnight. (phalangchok@gmail.com)

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