Abstract The current study investigates the phenomena of “superficial intersubjectivity” occurring in English as a lingua franca (ELF) interactions at an international university dormitory in Japan. “Intersubjectivity” (Rommetveit, Ragnar. 1976. On the architecture of intersubjectivity. In Ragnar Rommetveit & Rolv Mikkel Blakar [eds.], Studies of language, thought, and verbal communication, 93–107. New York: Academic Press) refers to the shared perspective of the social world by the interlocutors. In ELF interactions where shared perspectives cannot be presumed, efforts to achieve intersubjectivity are critical. ELF research has explicated speakers’ efforts and cooperativeness to achieve intersubjectivity or avoid misunderstandings during interactions (Kaur, Jagdish. 2011a. “Doing being a language expert”: The case of the ELF speaker. In Alasdair Archibald, Alessia Cogo & Jennifer Jenkins [eds.], Latest Trends in ELF Research, 53–75. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing; Seidlhofer, Barbara. 2001. Closing a conceptual gap: The case for a description of English as a lingua franca. International Journal of Applied Linguistics 11[2]. 133–158). However, few studies have investigated cases where speakers display mutual understanding during a repair sequence even when the understanding is not accurate. Approximately 37 hours of naturally occurring ELF interactions were collected and analyzed using a standard conversation analysis followed by a post-analytic researcher observation. Detailed analyses of repair sequences regarding a word suggest that in non-institutional ELF interactions the accuracy of intersubjectivity is not always prioritized. Rather, statements made by the speaker positioned as the one with relatively stronger linguistic ability seem to hold influence over the repair sequence, which prompts the interlocutor with relatively weaker ability to agree with inaccurate candidate understandings. The study suggests a connection between the positioning of speakers regarding linguistic knowledge and the construction of intersubjectivity in ELF interactions.

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ELF大学宿舍互动中的表面主体间性

摘要 当前的研究调查了在日本国际大学宿舍中作为通用语言 (ELF) 交互发生在英语中的“表面主体间性”现象。“主体间性”（Rommetveit, Ragnar. 1976. On the architecture of intersubjectivity. In Ragnar Rommetveit & Rolv Mikkel Blakar [eds.], Studies of language, thinking, and verbal communication, 93-107. New York: Academic Press）指的是对话者对社会世界的共同看法。在无法假设共享观点的 ELF 互动中，实现主体间性的努力至关重要。ELF 研究阐明了说话者在互动过程中实现主体间性或避免误解的努力和合作（Kaur，Jagdish。2011a。“做语言专家”：ELF 说话者的案例。在 Alasdair Archibald、Alessia Cogo 和 Jennifer Jenkins [编辑]，ELF 研究的最新趋势，53-75。泰恩河畔纽卡斯尔：剑桥学者出版社；塞德尔霍夫，芭芭拉。2001. 缩小概念差距：将英语描述为通用语言的案例。国际应用语言学杂志 11[2]。133–158）。然而，很少有研究调查说话人在维修序列中表现出相互理解的情况，即使理解不准确。使用标准对话分析和分析后研究人员观察收集和分析了大约 37 小时的自然发生的 ELF 交互。关于一个词的修复序列的详细分析表明，在非机构的 ELF 交互中，主体间性的准确性并不总是被优先考虑。相当，被定位为语言能力相对较强的说话者的陈述似乎对修复顺序有影响，这促使能力相对较弱的对话者同意不准确的候选人理解。该研究表明，说话者在语言知识方面的定位与 ELF 互动中主体间性的构建之间存在联系。