OPOWIADANIE W SPOŁECZNYM UKŁADZIE STOŁU. ANALIZA KONWERSACYJNA SPOTKAŃ RODZINNYCH
STORYTELLING AT THE TABLE. CONVERSATION ANALYSIS OF FAMILY GATHERINGS IN POLAND

Summary/Abstract: The storytelling approach is a new chapter in the study of linguistic activity. The research does not focus on the content nor structure of the nished verbal products, but rather on an analysis of processes by which stories are created and performed in particular social contexts. Within this approach in recent years a trend to study small stories has evolved, one which is especially concerned with interactional and pragmatic roles of stories in social relations and for shaping the social identities of the participants.The purpose of this article is to examine in detail and present the processes of small story production in the situation of gatherings of families and their guests at the table. It is aimed at discovering some aspects of social organization and the social importance of small stories told at the table. Stories are treated here as parts of the “table culture”, complementary to other important elements of this social setting. The theoretical grounding for the investigations is in conversation analysis. The empirical material includes 82 sequences of storytelling at the table.

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