(Im)Politeness and interactions in Dialogic Literary Gatherings

This article examines the interactions that occur in Dialogic Literary Gatherings (DLG), a cultural activity in which low literate adults read and debate classic literature. To respect the principle of egalitarian dialogue, participants agree on how to communicate and reflect on their communicative...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Llopis, Ana, Villarejo Carballido, Beatriz, Soler Gallart, Marta, Álvarez Cifuentes, Pilar
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
OAI Identifier:oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/112284
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/112284
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Cortesia (Lingüística)
Interacció educativa
Creació literària
Anàlisi del diàleg
Politeness (Linguistics)
Interaction analysis in education
Literary creation
Dialogue analysis
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Sumario:This article examines the interactions that occur in Dialogic Literary Gatherings (DLG), a cultural activity in which low literate adults read and debate classic literature. To respect the principle of egalitarian dialogue, participants agree on how to communicate and reflect on their communicative patterns. We analyse the actual interactional behaviour of participants and the pragmatic traits that evidence how this principle is implemented by identifying dialogic and power interactions in connection to (Im)politeness. This study shows the influence of the situated genre (DLG) over status in the prevalence of politeness and how the participants use polite mitigation strategies that favour dialogue in the conversation, regardless of the participants' position.