Negotiating identities in casual argumentative conversations

• Authors: Alejandro Parini , Luisa Granato
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Identity has been addressed from diverse perspectives that range from a conceptualisation of it as a pre-existing and static notion to a view that regards it as dynamically constructed in interaction. In this work, we take the latter as the guiding principle for our investigation into the ways in which identity is co-constructed by Argentinian university students in casual conversations. The analysis is carried out on the premise that there is an unquestionable relationship between discourse, identity and social processes. Given the nature of the topic, an eclectic theoretical framework has been employed. An exhaustive examination of the data reveals the different types of identities deployed by the participants, the linguistic resources and the discursive functions used in the negotiation of identities. The analysis also shows that the emerging identities can be heavily conditioned by the topics addressed by the interactants.

Keywords

EN

identity; positioning; casual conversation; heteroglossia; monoglossia

• Publisher: De Gruyter Mouton
• Journal: Lodz Papers in Pragmatics
• Year: 2013
• Volume: 9
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 159-174

Dates

published

2013-11

online

2013-11

Contributors

author

Alejandro Parini

• University of Belgrano
• University of La Plata

author

Luisa Granato

• University of Belgrano
• University of La Plata

Identifiers

DOI

10.1515/lpp-2013-0010