The organization of taking turns to talk is fundamental to conversation, as well as to other speech-exchange systems. A model for the turn-taking organization for conversation is proposed, and is examined for its compatibility with a list of grossly observable facts about conversation. The results of the examination suggest that, at least, a model for turn-taking in conversation will be characterized as locally managed, party-administered, interactionally controlled, and sensitive to recipient design. Several general consequences of the model are explicated, and contrasts are sketched with turn-taking organizations for other speech-exchange systems.
%0 Journal Article
%1 sacks1974simplest
%A Sacks, H.
%A Schegloff, E.A.
%A Jefferson, G.
%D 1974
%I Linguistic Society of America
%J Language
%K dialogue speech taking theory turn
%N 4, Part 1
%P 696--735
%T A simplest systematics for the organization of turn-taking for conversation
%U http://www.jstor.org/stable/412243
%V 50
%X The organization of taking turns to talk is fundamental to conversation, as well as to other speech-exchange systems. A model for the turn-taking organization for conversation is proposed, and is examined for its compatibility with a list of grossly observable facts about conversation. The results of the examination suggest that, at least, a model for turn-taking in conversation will be characterized as locally managed, party-administered, interactionally controlled, and sensitive to recipient design. Several general consequences of the model are explicated, and contrasts are sketched with turn-taking organizations for other speech-exchange systems.
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