Abstract
This article provides the first detailed empirical analysis of naturally-occurring videorecorded openings during which participants make the sensory social through the action of registering – calling joint attention to a selected, publicly perceivable referent so others shift their sensory attention to it. Examining sequence-initial actions that register referents for which a participant is regarded as responsible, this study elucidates a systematic preference organization which observably guides when and how people initiate registering sequences sensitive to both referent ownership and referent value. Analysis shows how choosing to register an owned referent puts involved participants’ face, affiliation, and social relationship on the line.
Department
Communication
Publication Date
Summer 7-6-2019
Document Type
Article
Recommended Citation
Pillet-Shore, Danielle M., "When to make the sensory social: Registering in copresent openings" (2019). Communication. 33.
https://scholars.unh.edu/comm_facpub/33
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