ADJACENCY PAIRS QUIZ

What are adjacency pairs in Conversation Analysis?

• Pairs of words that are often used together in a specific context.

• Pairs of turns taken by participants in a conversation, where the second turn is a response to the first turn.

• Pairs of people who are interacting in a conversation.

• Pairs of nonverbal behaviors exhibited by participants in a conversation.

Which of the following is not an example of an adjacency pair?

• "How are you?" "I'm fine, thanks."

• "The weather is nice today."

  "I agree, it's perfect for a picnic."

• "I love pizza." "I'm allergic to gluten."

• "I need to go to the store."

  "Can you pick up some milk while you're there?"

Adjacency pairs are important in Conversation Analysis because they...

• Show the structure of a conversation.

• Reveal how participants use language to accomplish social actions.

• Provide insight into the dynamics of an interaction.

• All of them.

In Conversation Analysis, adjacency pairs are often referred as...

• Turn-taking

• Speech Acts

• Interactional Units

• Speech Events

Adjacency pairs can be further classified into different types, such as opening and closing pairs.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Choose the type of exchange for these utterances:

A: "It's ten minutes past the hour!"

B: "My car broke down"

• QUESTION-ANSWER

• REQUEST-GRANT

• COMPLAINT-APOLOGY

• OFFER-ACCEPT

Choose the type of exchange for these utterances:

A: "Chocolate?"

B: "I'm on a diet, thanks."

• COMPLIMENT-RESPONSE

• OFFER-REJECT

• REQUEST-GRANT

• INSTRUCT-RECEIPT

Choose the type of exchange for these utterances:

A: "When is the bus arriving?"

B: "After ten minutes!"

• COMPLIMENT-RESPONSE

• OFFER-REJECT

• REQUEST-GRANT

• CHALLENGE-GRANT