Extreme Case Formulations as discursive-interactional strategy of self victimization in Conciliation Hearings

Authors

  • Elaine Luzia Silva UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE VIÇOSA
  • Wânia Terezinha Ladeira Universidade Federal de Viçosa

Abstract

The aim of this article is to provide an overview of Pomerantz’s (1986) work on Extreme Case Formulations (ECFs) and investigate the purpose of using this type of formulation in the institutional event of Conciliation Hearings. At the Conciliation Hearings of the Small Claims Court, we observed the occurrence of a phenomenon that was not reported by Pomerantz. In producing descriptions in this institutional setting, ECFs are used by complainants as a discursive resource to strengthen their role as a victim in the hearing. We believe that this particular use of ECFs in this kind of institutional talk is directly related to the orientation of this institution to the core goal of Conciliation Hearings, which is agreement. For data analysis, we selected two hearings which were transcribed and analyzed from the perspective of Conversation Analysis and Institutional Talk.

Key words: Extreme case formulations, talk-in-Interaction in institutional settings, Conversation Analysis.

Author Biographies

Elaine Luzia Silva, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE VIÇOSA

Mestranda em Letras (Estudos Linguísticos) da Universidade Federal de Viçosa.

Wânia Terezinha Ladeira, Universidade Federal de Viçosa

Possui graduação em Letras pela Universidade Federal de Viçosa (1995), Mestrado em Extensão Rural pela Universidade Federal de Viçosa (2000) e Doutorado em Letras/Língua Portuguesa pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (2005). Atualmente é professora Adjunta da Universidade Federal de Viçosa. Atua principalmente nos seguintes temas: fala em interação em contextos jurídico e escolar; construção de identidades em situação de interação; competência comunicativa em língua materna.

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Published

2011-08-11

How to Cite

Silva, E. L., & Ladeira, W. T. (2011). Extreme Case Formulations as discursive-interactional strategy of self victimization in Conciliation Hearings. Calidoscópio, 9(2), 96–105. Retrieved from https://www.revistas.unisinos.br/index.php/calidoscopio/article/view/cld.2011.92.02

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Vol. 9 No. 2 (2011): May/August

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