ADJUSTING TO ONESELF AND TO THE OTHER(S)
ADJUSTING TO ONESELF AND TO THE OTHER(S)
Author(s): Elena BontaSubject(s): Cultural Essay, Political Essay, Societal Essay
Published by: Editura Alma Mater
Keywords: adjustment; process; production; interpretation; interaction; negociation; conversation
Summary/Abstract: At the level of the casual conversational discourse there is always a permanent process of adjustment, based on production and interpretation. It can be defined by two components: self-adjustment and adjustment to the other. The paper tries to find answers to the following questions: When and why does the process occur? What are its linguistic and nonlinguistic markers? What are its limits? What are its benefits?
- Issue Year: 2008
- Issue No: 02
- Page Range: 62-74
- Page Count: 13
- Language: English
- Content File-PDF
