Open AccessMeaning and Understanding in conversations: The listener's contribution to face-to-face interaction in japanese
Author(s) -
Elisa Mie Nishikito
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
estudos japoneses
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2447-7125
pISSN - 1413-8298
DOI - 10.11606/issn.2447-7125.v0i20p21-31
Subject(s) - conversation , negotiation , meaning (existential) , psychology , face (sociological concept) , conversation analysis , focus (optics) , process (computing) , cognitive psychology , communication , linguistics , computer science , cognitive science , social psychology , sociology , social science , philosophy , physics , optics , psychotherapist , operating system
Conversation is a collaborative process through which participants negotiate ideas and actions in order to reach mutual understanding. In this paper we focus on the listener J s verbal behavior, such as back channels, requests for clarification and restatements, and attempt to show that the listener plays an active role in the achievement of successful interactive conversation.