Resolving an Understanding Problem through an Extended Sequence
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| Title: | Resolving an Understanding Problem through an Extended Sequence |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Chanyoung Park |
| Source: | Studies in Applied Linguistics & TESOL. 2025 25(2):1-20. |
| Availability: | Teachers College, Columbia University. 525 West 120th Street, New York, NY 10027. e-mail: tcsalt@tc.columbia.edu; Web site: https://tesolal.columbia.edu |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 20 |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Korean, Native Speakers, Interpersonal Communication, Communication Problems |
| ISSN: | 2576-2907 |
| Abstract: | This study investigates how a misunderstanding is sustained, escalated, and ultimately resolved through an extended trajectory of other-initiated repair in Korean conversation. Using a 45-minute phone call between two native speakers, the analysis traces how participants repeatedly return to a trouble source and deploy repair initiators that increase in specificity over time. The single-case analysis identifies three findings: (1) misunderstandings can remain relevant over long stretches of talk even after multiple topic shifts; (2) repair initiations may escalate from weaker to stronger formats across an extended sequence; and (3) a subset of assessments can function as indirect repair initiators by indexing epistemic trouble, a practice described as "doing-being-skeptical." Situating the case within cross-linguistic work on extended repair, the study advances understanding of how participants negotiate intersubjectivity beyond local adjacency. Limitations of the single-case design and implications for future research and language pedagogy are discussed. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2026 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1497699 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | This study investigates how a misunderstanding is sustained, escalated, and ultimately resolved through an extended trajectory of other-initiated repair in Korean conversation. Using a 45-minute phone call between two native speakers, the analysis traces how participants repeatedly return to a trouble source and deploy repair initiators that increase in specificity over time. The single-case analysis identifies three findings: (1) misunderstandings can remain relevant over long stretches of talk even after multiple topic shifts; (2) repair initiations may escalate from weaker to stronger formats across an extended sequence; and (3) a subset of assessments can function as indirect repair initiators by indexing epistemic trouble, a practice described as "doing-being-skeptical." Situating the case within cross-linguistic work on extended repair, the study advances understanding of how participants negotiate intersubjectivity beyond local adjacency. Limitations of the single-case design and implications for future research and language pedagogy are discussed. |
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| ISSN: | 2576-2907 |
