Strategy ascriptions in public mediation talks

Buchbeitrag

Action ascription is an emergent process of mutual displays of understanding. Usually, the kind of action that is ascribed to a prior turn by a next action remains implicit. Sometimes, however, actions are overtly ascribed, for example, when speakers expose the use of strategies. This happens particularly in conflictual interaction, such as public debates or mediation talks. In these interactional settings, one of the speakers’ goals is to discredit their opponents in front of other participants or an overhearing audience. This chapter investigates different types of overt strategy ascriptions in a public mediation: exposing the opponent’s use of rhetorical devices, exposing the opponent’s use of false premises, and exposing that an opponent is telling only a half-truth. This chapter shows how speakers use ascriptions of acting strategically as accusations to disclose their opponents’ intentions and ‘truths’ that the opponents allegedly conceal and that are detrimental to their position.

Angaben zum Objekt

• Sprache: Englisch

Klassifikation und Themen

• Thema: Mediation ; Verstehen ; Handlung ; Interaktion ; Konflikt ; Debatte ; Strategie ; Intention ; Beschuldigung ; Argumentation ; Sprache

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Geistige Schöpfung
• (wer): Helmer, Henrike
• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wer): Cambridge : Cambridge University Press ; Mannheim : Leibniz-Institut für Deutsche Sprache (IDS) [Zweitveröffentlichung]
• (wann): 2022-02-17

Weitere Informationen

• URN: urn:nbn:de:bsz:mh39-109982
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 06.03.2025, 09:00 MEZ