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‘On the same page?’ Marginalisation and positioning practices in intercultural teams

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Debray, Carolin and Spencer-Oatey, Helen (2019) ‘On the same page?’ Marginalisation and positioning practices in intercultural teams. Journal of Pragmatics, 144 . pp. 15-28. doi:10.1016/j.pragma.2019.03.002

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Abstract

This study investigates participation problems in teams with mixed language proficiencies. Utilising an in-depth single case study approach and drawing on interactional data and interviews, it explores participation in team meetings. It takes a positioning theory approach, and analyses how the least proficient speaker is subtly positioned in various ways: as silent, different, difficult and incompetent. It argues that these positionings contribute to the marginalisation of his contributions in team meetings and in effectively silencing him and that this occurred through interactional patterns in which his contributions were a) ignored, b) dismissed outright and c) treated with only token interest. The paper ends by considering the range of factors, both interactional and attitudinal, that seem to have contributed to this silencing, including cultural stereotypes that seem to influence the dynamics of the interactions.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor
P Language and Literature > P Philology. Linguistics
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Applied Linguistics
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Teams in the workplace, Sociolinguistics
Journal or Publication Title: Journal of Pragmatics
Publisher: Elsevier Inc.
ISSN: 0378-2166
Official Date: April 2019
Dates:
DateEvent
April 2019Published
2 April 2019Available
3 March 2019Accepted
Volume: 144
Page Range: pp. 15-28
DOI: 10.1016/j.pragma.2019.03.002
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access
RIOXX Funder/Project Grant:
Project/Grant IDRIOXX Funder NameFunder ID
ES/J500203/1 [ESRC] Economic and Social Research Councilhttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000269

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