A Sociolinguistic Perspective on Turn-Taking—An Analysis of Why Women Kill 2
Abstract
Sociolinguistics, as an important human science, focuses on the relationship between society and language at multiple levels. It is one of the key research areas of sociolinguistics to understand the hidden social meanings of language based on the inequalities that exist in its use. Turn-taking is a very important concept in discourse analysis, which can show the characters of the persons in the film and their power relations and class status in the best way. Why Women Kill 2 was released in the U.S. on June 3, 2021, and subsequently aired in China. One of the key elements of this film is social class conflict. In summary, the author analyzes Turn-taking in Why Women Kill 2 from the perspective of sociolinguistics and then clarifies the character traits of the typical characters in the film. Finally, the author concludes that class and power are the main factors that influence the turn length, initiation of Turn-taking, interruptions of the turn-talking, the topic change, and the controller of Turn-taking.
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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18686/ahe.v6i24.7223
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