Tacit acceptance of compliments after tellings of accomplishment

Contingent management of preferences in Japanese ordinary conversation

Datos Bibliográficos

ID5965356
AutoresAkiko Imamura (Michigan State University, autor de correspondencia)
Año2022
Volumen24
Número2
Páginas206-230
Fecha de publicación2022-04-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaDiscourse Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1461-4456 • E-ISSN: 1461-7080
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/14614456221090298
OpenAlexW4283033552
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas4
Referencias citadas51

This study investigates Japanese compliments produced at a distinct sequential position and how the complimentees treat the compliments. In ordinary conversation, speakers sometimes talk about their accomplishments. Drawing on Conversation Analysis (CA) and multimodal interaction analysis, the study demonstrates how telling recipients deploy compliments at the possible completion of such tellings of accomplishment. The analysis also shows how the tellers deal with the complimentary telling responses, taking into consideration the design of tellings and the possibility of engaging in self-praise. The study illuminates a context-sensitive nature of complimenting activity and managing two conflicting preferences by illustrating a specific interactional pattern of compliment sequences in Japanese ordinary conversation

Conversation · Conversation analysis · Linguistics · Praise · Communication · Discourse Analysis in Language Studies · History · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology