The potential of sitcoms to present refusals in extended discourse
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The potential of sitcoms to present refusals in extended discourseAutoría
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Martínez-Flor, Alicia; Universitat Jaume I. Departament d'Estudis AnglesosFecha de publicación
2020-06-02Editor
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Recent studies have demonstrated the importance of teaching the speech act of
refusals in classroom settings since their face-threatening nature complicates their
attainment (Fernández-Guerra, 2013). In this vein, ... [+]
Recent studies have demonstrated the importance of teaching the speech act of
refusals in classroom settings since their face-threatening nature complicates their
attainment (Fernández-Guerra, 2013). In this vein, it has been proposed the
employment of audiovisual input to overcome this difficulty as it closely imitates
authentic language (Martínez-Flor & Usó-Juan, 2010). Within this type of input,
sitcoms are the TV genre most widely accepted because they illustrate real-life
situations (Washburn, 2001). In fact, they can be an appropriate source of pragmatic
input where speech acts, for instance, appear in real and contextualised
environments. Instances of authentic pragmatic norms are fundamental, particularly
in foreign language settings, since researchers have not taken into account the fact
that the majority of the times the speech acts do not occur in adjoining turns but that
they are constructed across multiple turns (Félix-Brasdefer, 2019). Therefore, this
study aims to test the feasibility of sitcoms as a potential input to show refusals in
extended discourse by means of Conversational Analysis tools. To this end, we have
compared, on the one hand, the frequency of the type of interaction (adjacency pairs
versus across turns) and the type of negotiation (request-refusal; suggestion-refusal;
offer-refusal; invitation-refusal). On the other hand, we have examined the refusal
sequences that were performed across turns with the five Conversational Analysis
tools provided by Pomerantz and Fehr (1997). Findings reveal that approximately
75% of the refusals are realised across turns, being the most common type of
negotiation request-refusal. Moreover, we also corroborate the benefits of using these
tools to study interaction, particularly of the speech act of refusing, in sitcoms.
Finally, we conclude the project by providing directions for further research. [-]
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Treball Final de Grau en Estudis Anglesos. Codi: EA0938. Curs acadèmic: 2019/2020
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