The organization of turn-taking in fieldwork settings: A case study

<p>This linguistic study explores the role of turn-taking within 3 fieldwork sessions between a linguist and a native Mocho’ speaker, aiming to address who overlaps more frequently and whether overlapping speech is a cooperative or competitive resource throughout the exchanges. I questioned whether the fieldwork recordings would have turn-taking similar to a conversation or whether the turn-taking would function like an interview, however, the turn-taking in these recordings function in a unique manner. Based on my analysis, the fieldwork exchanges have their own organization of turn-taking that incorporates aspects that are similar to both naturally-occurring conversation and classic interviews, encouraging overlap for the native language consultant to ensure accuracy of language data and transcription. Moreover, turn-taking system present in these fieldwork exchanges is dependent on both the sociocultural background of each speaker as well as their respective roles in language documentation efforts.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts (MA)

Level thesis:degree_level

Open Access Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

English Language and Literature

Year dc:date.available

2017

Author dc:creator

• Brunett, Amy

Contributors dc:contributor

• Verónica Grondona, PhD, Chair
• Daniel Seely, PhD

• discourse analysis
• turn-taking
• English Language and Literature

Repository record dc:identifier

https://commons.emich.edu/theses/748

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:commons.emich.edu:theses-2127