An epistemic interpretation of responses to advice resistance on Chinese phone-ins of family problem
counseling
At present, Epistemics is a popular theory in Western conversation analysis, but few scholars investigate the
responses to the advice resistance on phone-ins from the perspective of Epistemics. This paper explores the responses to the
advice resistance on Chinese phone-ins of family problem counseling from the perspective of Epistemics. It is found that when
responding to the caller’s advice resistance, the host often implements two conversation practices, such as maintaining his/her
original higher epistemic status or constructing higher epistemic status in another epistemic domain. These practices are
consistent with the possibility of the host’s knowledge orientation to strong self-confidence in his/her own professional
knowledge but the lack of confidence in the caller’s relevant knowledge. This study can provide enlightenment for the smooth
development of advice interaction on phone-ins of family problem counseling and expand the application scope of Epistemics.
Article outline
- 1.Introduction
- 2.The studies concerning Epistemics
- 3.Advice, resistance to advice and its responses
- 4.Data
- 5.Data analysis
- 5.1Maintaining original higher epistemic status
- 5.1.1Hypothesizing knowledge
- 5.1.2Explaining knowledge
- 5.2Constructing higher epistemic status in another epistemic domain
- 6.Discussion
- 7.Conclusion
- Acknowledgements
- Declaration of conflicting interests
- Notes
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