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A Discoursal Study of Turn Taking in Political Interviews

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  • Hussein Hameed Ma'yuuf

    (Department of English, College of Education for Human Sciences, University of Babylon, Iraq)

  • Wafaa Abid Ali Mahdi

    (Department of English, College of Education for Human Sciences, University of Babylon, Iraq)

Abstract

A political interview or any type of conversation is a collaborative effort between all speakers involved. That is, participants, take turns, and the control of a conversation is negotiated by the parties involved. According to Richards (1980: 424), it is governed by turn-taking conventions that determine who talks, when, and for how long. For a successful collaboration to ensue, it is important for speakers to know how and when to take, hold onto, and relinquish their turns in conversation. This study highlights turn-taking as a strategy in Trump's speech. The study tries to show the importance of turn-taking use in political discourse and how it is dominated. The results of the study revealed that there are three strategies of turn-taking: taking the turn, holding the turn and yielding the turn, which Trump used them. Also, the study found that on some occasions, politicians make use of gestures and facial expressions to employ as turn-taking strategies.

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  • Hussein Hameed Ma'yuuf & Wafaa Abid Ali Mahdi, 2022. "A Discoursal Study of Turn Taking in Political Interviews," International Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Translation, Al-Kindi Center for Research and Development, vol. 5(2), pages 139-144, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:alk:ijllt0:v:5:y:2022:i:2:id:3002
    DOI: 10.32996/ijllt.2022.5.2.17
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