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Sequence organisation in conversation: Adjacency pairs. Sequence organization. Turns at talk are organized to be coherent and orderly and the relationship between turns is a meaningful one. This clustering of turns at talk is referred to as sequence organization.
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Sequence organization • Turns at talk are organized to be coherent and orderly and the relationship between turns is a meaningful one. • This clustering of turns at talk is referred to as sequence organization. • Turns at talk cluster together in order for speakers to develop a course of action.
Adjacency pairs • In conversation turns at talk occur as pairs: adjacencypairs • Adjacency pairs are the basic unit on which sequences in conversation are built. • Adjacency pairs have a number of core features: • They consist of two turns • by different speakers, • which are placed next to each in their basic minimal form, • which are ordered and, • which are differentiated into pair types.
Adjacency pairs • The two turns in an adjacency pair are ordered: • First pair parts initiate conversational actions • Second pair parts flow from the action and work to complete • The relationship between FPPs and SPPs is constrained by the type of FPP produced: the SPP must be of the appropriate type for the action initiated by the FPP. it.
Adjacency pairs The basic sequence is composed of two ordered turns at talk: A: first pair part B: second pair part
Adjacency pairs and turn-taking • The basic two-turn sequence is closely linked to the turn-taking system because it makes speaker change a relevant next action. • Producing an adjacency pair requires that • once a recognisable FPP has been produced, • on the first possible completion, • the current speaker should stop and • a next speaker should start and produce an SPP of the relevant type.
Relevance rules • FPPs create a context in which • some next action is expected to occur and • the talk that is produced after it will be seen as in some way responding in a relevant way to the FPP. • If there is no next talk, this will be seen as missing.
Types of second pair parts • A small number of adjacency pair types have only a single type of SPP. • greeting adjacency pairs (hello, hi, etc.) • terminal adjacency pairs (bye, goodbye, seeya, etc.) • Most adjacency pair types have alternative possibilities for realising the SPP.
