The Retrieval of Socio-Cultural Knowledge in Conversation

Bibliographic Data

ID2684022
AuthorsJohn J Gumperz (corresponding author)
Year1979
Volume1
Issue1-2
Pages129-154
Publication date1979-01-01
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenuePoetics Today (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0333-5372 • E-ISSN: 1527-5507
PublisherDuke University Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2307/1772050
OpenAlexW2334250086
LanguageEN
Citations received9

This paper examines how conversationalists retrieve and make use of sociocultural knowledge in conversation. It argues that this knowledge is organized in terms of interpretive frames that speakers activate and use to understand what is going on in a given interaction. These frames are not simply individual constructs but are shared by members of a speech community and are acquired through participation in communicative events. The paper analyzes several examples of conversations to illustrate how speakers use these frames to interpret utterances and to produce appropriate responses. It also discusses the implications of this approach for understanding the relationship between language, culture, and cognition

Conversation · Cultural knowledge · Pedagogy · Sociology · Communication · Discourse Analysis in Language Studies · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition · Psychology

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