Role-plays versus natural data: asking for a drink at a cafeteria in Peninsular Spanish

Rebeca Bataller Fuster

doi:10.17533/udea.ikala.15142

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Rebeca Bataller Fuster Gettysburg College

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https://doi.org/10.17533/udea.ikala.15142

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métodos de recolección de datos, juegos de rol, grabaciones de conversaciones reales, peticiones

Resumen

El objetivo de este estudio es comparar aspectos pragmáticos de datos obtenidos por dos métodos de recolección de datos diferentes: los juegos de rol y las grabaciones de conversaciones reales. Los datos provienen de dos grupos de participantes nativo hablantes de español peninsular en un contexto de prestación de un servicio. Las conversaciones auténticas fueron recogidas en dos cafeterías situadas en el campus de la Universidad de Valencia, España. Las interacciones entre los clientes y los camareros fueron captadas con una grabadora digital y analizadas a nivel ilocutorio y discursivo. Los elementos analizados fueron las estrategias principales y los elementos de mitigación usados en distintas fases de las interacciones. La estructura y longitud de las interacciones en cada muestra fueron también analizadas y comparadas. Los resultados de este estudio comparativo indican que los datos obtenidos a partir del juego de rol son similares a las conversaciones ''reales'' en varios aspectos, sin embargo también hay diferencias significativas entre las dos muestras que pueden ser atribuidas al tipo de instrumento de recolección de datos utilizado.

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Biografía del autor/a

Rebeca Bataller Fuster, Gettysburg College

Profesor Asistente del Departamento de Español de Gettysburg College de Español y Lingüística

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