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Сигнали за обратна връзка в два телевизионни жанра – интервю и дискусия
The Feedback Signals in Two Television Genres - an Interview and a Discussion

Author(s): Andreana Eftimova
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Applied Linguistics, Psycholinguistics, Sociolinguistics, Philology
Published by: Великотърновски университет „Св. св. Кирил и Методий”

Summary/Abstract: The Feedback signals are verbal or nonverbal means, which express the attitudes and relations between interlocutors. There are convergent and divergent strategies in communications and I study the role of feedback signals in these strategies. In the paper I observe some functional cases of feedback signals appearing, as overlaps, interruptions, repetitions, appeals, index signs, pause, and I compare their usage and their meaning in two TV genres – an interview and a discussion. In conclusion I show most typical convergent and divergent feedback signals for each of these genres and for journalist’s interactive styles.

  • Issue Year: 9/2013
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 247-262
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Bulgarian