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Opening and Closing of Conversation patterns in a Nigerian sociological context. A Case Study of Babcock University Students

Authors: OKATA Gift

Publication Type: Journal article

Journal: International Journal Of Research In Arts And Social Sciences

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Opening and closing in conversation is a sequence that must take place before a conversation is termed to have taken place. The paper aims at identifying the common features of opening and closing sequence in the conversations of undergraduate students. The study adopts Sacks et. al (1974)’ frame work which sees conversations as interactional episodes and speech events that contain a beginning, middle and an end. Findings show that the opening and closing of conversation is marked by distinctive discourse markers which is re-echoed in most conversation opening and closing of both males and females and that females produced more standard form of language, unlike the males whose openings and closings were characterized by lexical borrowings, coinages and pidgin English,. The study therefore submits that women’s language is more standard and therefore, superior to that of their male counter parts.

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OKATA,G. . (0000). Opening and Closing of Conversation patterns in a Nigerian sociological context. A Case Study of Babcock University Students, 2 (), 181-181.

OKATA,G. . "Opening and Closing of Conversation patterns in a Nigerian sociological context. A Case Study of Babcock University Students" 2, no (), (0000): 181-181.

OKATA,G. and . (0000). Opening and Closing of Conversation patterns in a Nigerian sociological context. A Case Study of Babcock University Students, 2 (), pp181-181.

OKATAG, . Opening and Closing of Conversation patterns in a Nigerian sociological context. A Case Study of Babcock University Students. 0000, 2 ():181-181.

OKATA,Gift , . "Opening and Closing of Conversation patterns in a Nigerian sociological context. A Case Study of Babcock University Students", 2 . (0000) : 181-181.

O.Gift , "Opening and Closing of Conversation patterns in a Nigerian sociological context. A Case Study of Babcock University Students" vol.2, no., pp. 181-181, 0000.

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