Repair in Talk Sixth Week

Turns Situation: It is snowing very hard. A: Is it close? (1) B: No, it is not. (2) See, it is open. (3) A: I mean the road. (4) B: Oh, thought you were askin about the bar (5)

What do you mean?

Miscommunication Have you experienced miscommunication in your talk? What is the cause of miscommunication? How can we avoid it? Is it true that good talk must not consist of miscommunication?

Miscommunication Are these the same? Misunderstanding Mishearing Non-understanding Not hearing Misinterpretation Joking

In our discussion,… ….the process of fixing miscommunication will be referred to as “repair”, ….we will be using “trouble source” to refer to “the cause of miscommunication”.

Miscommunication Repair deals with …… Misunderstanding Mishearing Non-understanding Not hearing Misinterpretation Joking Also Correction Word search

Talk analysts look at… The cause of miscommunication. Is it far from the repair? How many turns away? Will it be repaired? Who repairs miscommunication? The person who causes it? Everyone else. Is the miscommunication repaired successfully??

How does turn-taking lead to repair? A: Which one::s are closed, an which ones are open. Z: Most of’em. This, this, // this, this ((pointing)) A: I’on’t mean on the shelters, I mean on the roads Z: Oh:. Conversation Analysis

Conversation Analysis Types of Repair Types of repair depend on who initiates and/or completes the repair. Mainly, there are two parties involved in repair The owner of the source (self) Other people in the talk (other) Conversation Analysis

Conversation Analysis Types of Repair Self-initiated self-repair Self-initiated other-repair Other-initiated self-repair Other-initiated other-repair Conversation Analysis

Self-initiated self-repair L: An’ ‘en bud all of the doors’n things were taped up= *L: = I mean y’know they put up y’know that kinda paper’r stuff, ** L: the brown paper. Conversation Analysis

Self-initiated self-repair A: …then we went to see Mike uh, oh shit.. .can’t think of his last name. OH Murphy, yes, right Murphy. Conversation Analysis

Self-initiated self-repair F: ….we met Carol on Friday, well she was fine, she sold the house on Lexington Ave and moved to Upper West Side. Oh it was Tuesday actually. Conversation Analysis

Self-initiated self-repair G: The trip was great. It was not hot in Florida at all. H: Great. G: Oh it was not Florida we went but Iowa. Conversation Analysis

Self-initiated other-repair A: He had dis uh Mistuh W-whatever * k-I can’t think of his first name, Watts on, the one thet wrote // that piece, **B: Dan Watts. Conversation Analysis

Other-initiated self-repair * A: Why did I turn out this way? ** B: You mean homosexual? *** A: Yes. Conversation Analysis

Other-initiated self-repair G: Is he sick? H: Who? G: Mark. Conversation Analysis

Other-initiated other-repair *A: I jst graded the students’ work an Tony didn’t pass **B: Tony? No boy named Tony in our class, I guess you’re talking about Tommy. Tommy you know had financial problem so he always skipped the class. A: Eh--yeah Conversation Analysis

Other-initiated other-repair D: The meeting was handled. F: Handled???? It WAS cancelled. D: Did I say “handled”?, yes cancelled. Conversation Analysis

Revisited: Other-initiated self repair D: Did he get married or anything? H: Huh? D: Did he get married?

Other-initiated self repair F: Worried, lots of pimples. G: Have you ever tried a clinic? F: What?

Other-initiated self repair L: My car is very clean. Mick cleaned it D: Who? L: Mick

Other-initiated self repair A: I’m goin to Bermuda for a holiday. B: Where? A: Bermuda.

Assignment 2 (15%) Listen to a conversation among your family members. Roughly transcribe the talk in which repair is found (3 incidences of repair; 2%x3= 6%). Identify the trouble source (1%x3=3%). Describe the nature of the trouble source. Indicate whether it is (1%x3=3%): Self-initiated other-repair, Other-initiated self-repair, or Other-initiated other-repair

Assignment 2 (15%) Explain how misunderstanding is solved (1%x3). Put the dialog first, followed by the description in a paragraph format which consists of no. 3-5 above. No of words for each paragraph is 100 words. Due: June 22nd midnight. (phalangchok@gmail.com)