Construct · 1 fields · 1 citations

adjacency pair: a standalone construct

One name. One construct. A landmark on the map.

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Discourse analysis

two linked utterances by different speakers, such as question and answer, where the first sets up an expected second.

In discourse analysis, adjacency pair refers to two linked utterances by different speakers, such as question and answer, where the first sets up an expected second. This meaning comes from Schegloff (1973) in Semiotica.[1]

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Nearby constructs

adjacency3 fields · 3 citationsinvariant · one construct, three systems discourse6 fields · 10 citationsjingle · one name, six constructs insertion sequence1 fields · 1 citationsanchor · a standalone construct

References

Schegloff, E. A., & Sacks, H. (1973). Opening up Closings. Semiotica, 8(4). https://doi.org/10.1515/semi.1973.8.4.289

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