DOI: 10.5176/2251-3566_L315.59
Authors: Wenxiu Yang, Zhiliang Yang and Michelle C. Storm-Carroll
Abstract:
Differing from previous studies which not only focused on explicit conflict talk but also considered it as the central subject for research, this paper classifies conflict talk into two types, “implicit conflict talk” (ICT for short) and “explicit conflict talk” (ECT for short). It first presents a working definition to ICT and draws a dividing line between ICT and ECT. It then discusses how ICT relates to other types of conflict talk, such as indirect conflict talk and cool conflict talk. The paper also examines the adjacency pairs, insertion sequences and pre-sequences of ICT. Finally, it explains the condition under which ICT occurs and suggests some topics for further studies. The whole study is done by illustrating 12 examples from well-known literature, popular movies, television series and stories both in English and Chinese. The aim of the paper is to arouse interest in research on ICT.
Keywords: conflict talk; ICT; ECT; indirect conflict talk; cool conflict talk
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