著者

藤井 桂子

出版者

横浜国立大学

雑誌

横浜国立大学留学生センター紀要 (ISSN:13406493)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.5, pp.49-63, 1998

---

This paper examine the difference of the interaction style between Japanese women and men through analyzing the interruptions that appear in the same-sex multi-party conversations. These are the findings. Women tend to use adjustment type interruptions such as confirmation, repair or related questions more than men. These interruptions work to show the listener's interest toward the topic which the speaker presents, and to involve them in the conversation to share and develop the topics together. Men tend to use the independence type interruption such as summary, topic development, and topic change more than women. These interruptions show the difference in the levels of the speaker and listener and levels of independence and superiority. In conversation men tend to make much of presenting and developing the topics by themselves. Contrary to the above, most frequently, rapport type interruptions such as agreement and understanding which encourages the speaker and contributes to solidarity are used by both Japanese women and men. There is almost no difference in the frequency in use.