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In pragmatics, a branch of linguistics, an adjacency pair is an example of conversational turn-taking. An adjacency pair is composed of two utterances by two speakers, one after the other. The speaking of the first utterance (the first-pair part, or the first turn) provokes a responding utterance (the second-pair part, or the second turn). For example, a question such as "''What's your name?''" requires the addressee to provide an answer in the following turn, thus completing the adjacency pair. A satisfactory response could be "''I'm James''". To provide an irrelevant response, or to fail to complete the pair, is noticed as a breach of conversational maxim. A reply like "''I'm allergic to shellfish''" would not satisfy the adjacency pair, as it violates Grice's conversational maxim of relevance. ==Examples of pairs== Many actions in conversation are accomplished through established adjacency pairs, examples of which include: *complaint → excuse/remedy :"''It's awfully cold in here''" → "''Oh, sorry, I'll close the window''" *compliment → acceptance/refusal :"''I really like your new haircut!!''" → "''Oh, thanks''" *degreeting → degreeting :"''See you!''" → "''Yeah, see you later!''" *inform → acknowledge :"''Your phone is over there''" → "''I know''" *greeting → greeting :"''Hiya!''" → "''Oh, hi!''" *offer → acceptance/rejection :"''Would you like to visit the museum with me this evening?''" → "''I'd love to!''" *question → answer :"''What does this big red button do?''" → "''It causes two-thirds of the universe to implode''" *request → acceptance/rejection :"''Is it OK if I borrow this book?''" → "''I'd rather you didn't, it's due back at the library tomorrow''" 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Adjacency pairs」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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