Negotiation of meaning in Chinese non-native speaker – Spanish native speaker communication in assessment context

The article describes the characteristics of the negotiation of meaning (NOM) in oral interaction between native Spanish speakers and Chinese immigrant speakers of Spanish by assessing the context through 15 recordings, in which the candidates orally interacted with their interviewers. The goals of...

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Main Authors: Cordero Tatiana Pliego, Martín Leralta Susana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2020-05-01
Series:Open Linguistics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/opli-2020-0005
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Martín Leralta Susana
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description The article describes the characteristics of the negotiation of meaning (NOM) in oral interaction between native Spanish speakers and Chinese immigrant speakers of Spanish by assessing the context through 15 recordings, in which the candidates orally interacted with their interviewers. The goals of the research were to observe whether, in this context, NOM occurs; identify and classify the most frequent negotiation strategies of meaning in terms of their function; determine whether reactive negotiation strategies or preventive strategies predominate; establish which of the two interlocutors leads the negotiation; and determine whether this negotiation is effective. It has been observed that NOM is present in 11.21% of the total number of conversational turns (n = 4,379). The most frequently used strategies were confirmation check, comprehension check response, and confirmation. Of the strategies used (n = 491) by participants and interviewers to negotiate the meaning in this context, 64.95% was of a preventive nature. The NOM was effective in 90.02% of the cases.
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spelling doaj.art-3143d53bf0794c56baeabbd27c25c1872022-12-21T19:50:33ZengDe GruyterOpen Linguistics2300-99692020-05-0161779310.1515/opli-2020-0005opli-2020-0005Negotiation of meaning in Chinese non-native speaker – Spanish native speaker communication in assessment contextCordero Tatiana Pliego0Martín Leralta Susana1Facultad de Lenguas y Educación, Universidad Antonio de Nebrija, Madrid, 28015, SpainFacultad de Lenguas y Educación, Universidad Antonio de Nebrija, Madrid, 28015, SpainThe article describes the characteristics of the negotiation of meaning (NOM) in oral interaction between native Spanish speakers and Chinese immigrant speakers of Spanish by assessing the context through 15 recordings, in which the candidates orally interacted with their interviewers. The goals of the research were to observe whether, in this context, NOM occurs; identify and classify the most frequent negotiation strategies of meaning in terms of their function; determine whether reactive negotiation strategies or preventive strategies predominate; establish which of the two interlocutors leads the negotiation; and determine whether this negotiation is effective. It has been observed that NOM is present in 11.21% of the total number of conversational turns (n = 4,379). The most frequently used strategies were confirmation check, comprehension check response, and confirmation. Of the strategies used (n = 491) by participants and interviewers to negotiate the meaning in this context, 64.95% was of a preventive nature. The NOM was effective in 90.02% of the cases.https://doi.org/10.1515/opli-2020-0005patterns of negotiation for meaningcommunication strategiesstrategic competenceconversational movesnative/non-native interactionmigration languagescollaborative interaction
spellingShingle Cordero Tatiana Pliego
Martín Leralta Susana
Negotiation of meaning in Chinese non-native speaker – Spanish native speaker communication in assessment context
Open Linguistics
patterns of negotiation for meaning
communication strategies
strategic competence
conversational moves
native/non-native interaction
migration languages
collaborative interaction
title Negotiation of meaning in Chinese non-native speaker – Spanish native speaker communication in assessment context
title_full Negotiation of meaning in Chinese non-native speaker – Spanish native speaker communication in assessment context
title_fullStr Negotiation of meaning in Chinese non-native speaker – Spanish native speaker communication in assessment context
title_full_unstemmed Negotiation of meaning in Chinese non-native speaker – Spanish native speaker communication in assessment context
title_short Negotiation of meaning in Chinese non-native speaker – Spanish native speaker communication in assessment context
title_sort negotiation of meaning in chinese non native speaker spanish native speaker communication in assessment context
topic patterns of negotiation for meaning
communication strategies
strategic competence
conversational moves
native/non-native interaction
migration languages
collaborative interaction
url https://doi.org/10.1515/opli-2020-0005
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