title: [Control of verbal exchange in physician-patient consultation. A single case study].
abstract: Following theoretical considerations by Sacks et al. (1974) and Duncan & Fiske (1977) a method for the analysis of turn-taking in dialogues is proposed. This method is used in a pilot case study of a dialogue between a doctor and his patient. The conservation is segmented into single utterances (units of analysis) within which so called speaker-relevant control signs (tags, questions, speech pauses) as well as listener-relevant control signs (hearer signals) are defined and localized. Based on this analysis the transcript of the dialogue is entered into a data base. The distribution of speaker- and listener-relevant control signs and their relation to turn-taking lead to the conclusion that the two partners of dialogue "bargain" for the takeover of the floor within a process of communication.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Schlatter
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hänni
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D013018:Sound Spectrography; D013068:Speech Production Measurement; D014705:Verbal Behavior
vernacular_title: Zur Steuerung des Sprecherwechsels in einem Arzt-Patient-Gespräch. Eine Einzelfalluntersuchung.