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You will need to analyze a real-life interaction in which multiple and competing identity goals are found. You will analyze this interaction with a focus on one particular speaker's communication dilemma by describing her or his identity goals and discourse practices used to manage this dilemma. Watch the video or read the transcript and then fill out 1 page worksheet
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Interactional Analysis Paper: Part 1
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There are four participants in this video-recorded interaction. Who is the participant
you’re going to focus on in your interaction analysis paper?
Mother
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Label Identity #1: ___Mother_____________
1. What type of identity (master, interactional or personal)
Interactional – Mother to the child.
2. Describe this identity as clearly as possible:
Interactional identities are roles people take on in a communicative context with specific other
people. Interactional identities change from one situation to another depending on the specific
other. In this scenario, the lady is both a mother to the child, an ex-wife to the father’s kid, and a
wife to the step-father.
3. What are the...