Negotiating topic changes: native and non-native speakers of English in conversation

被引:3
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作者
Morris-Adams, Muna [1 ]
机构
[1] Aston Univ, Birmingham B4 7ET, W Midlands, England
关键词
non-native speakers; informal conversations; intercultural communication; topic management; topic change; Nichtmuttersprachler; informelle Gesprache; Themenbereich wechseln; Themenmanagement; interkulturelle Kommunikation;
D O I
10.1111/ijal.12134
中图分类号
G40 [教育学];
学科分类号
040101 ; 120403 ;
摘要
There is a tendency to view conversations involving non-native speakers (NNSs) as inevitably fraught with problems, including an inability to handle topic management. This article, in contrast, will focus on effective topic changes made by non-native speakers during informal conversations with native speakers of English. A micro-analysis of ten conversations revealed several ways of shifting conversational topics; however, the article concentrates on those strategies which the participants used to effect a particular type of topic move, namely marked topic changes', where there is no connection at all with previous talk. The findings show how these topic changes were jointly negotiated, and that the non-native speakers' contributions to initiating new topics were competently managed. Es gibt eine Tendenz, Gesprache mit Nichtmuttersprachlern als problematisch anzusehen, besonders die Unfahigkeit, Themenwechsel zu beherrschen. Dieser Artikel im Gegensatz fokussiert auf effektive Themenwechsel von Nichtmuttersprachlern in informellen Gesprachen mit englischen Muttersprachlern. Eine Mikroanalyse von zehn Gesprachen zeigt mehrere Arten von Themenwechsel; Dieser Artikel konzentriert sich vor allem auf jene Strategien, die die Teilnehmer fur eine besondere Art von Themenwechsel verwenden, namlich jene wo es uberhaupt keine Verbindung zu fruheren Themen gibt. Die Resultate zeigen, wie diese Themenwechsel gemeinsam verhandelt werden, und dass die Nichtmuttersprachler Kompetenz zeigen, neue Themen einzufuhren.
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页码:366 / 383
页数:18
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