Examples of Pairs
Many actions in conversation are accomplished through established adjacency pairs, examples of which include:
- greeting → greeting
- "Heya!" → "Oh, hi!"
- offer → acceptance/rejection
- "Would you like to visit the museum with me this evening?" → "I'd love to!"
- request → acceptance/rejection
- "Is it OK if I borrow this book?" → "I'd rather you didn't, it's due back at the library tomorrow"
- question → answer
- "What does this big red button do?" → "It causes two-thirds of the universe to implode"
- complaint → excuse/remedy
- "It's awfully cold in here" → "Oh, sorry, I'll close the window"
- degreeting → degreeting
- "See you!" → "Yeah, see you later!"
- inform → acknowledge
- "Your phone is over there" → "I know"
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