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On an Actual Virtual Servo-Mechanism for Guessing Bad News: A Single Case Conjecture

Schegloff, Emanuel A.·1988·Social Problems
DOI 10.2307/800596
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A conversation analytic treatment of a single episode of talk-in-interaction is used to sketch a mechanism for steering recipients of bad news to better guesses of what the news is. The account of the mechanism makes use of the notion of “preferred/dispreferred response” and distinguishes different usages of that notion. The results of the exploration are used to recommend an approach to specialized contexts in which bad news is communicated, as well as an approach to “specialized” talk more generally.

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Authors
Schegloff, E. A.
Venue
Social Problems
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Published
1988-10
Volume
35
Issue
4
Pages
442-457
ISSN
  • 0037-7791 (ISSN-L)
  • 1533-8533
DOI
10.2307/800596
OpenAlex
W2021645172
Cited by
224
References
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12.37
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journal article
Language
en
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