Abstract In older Japanese women’s conversational interactions associated with psychologically challenging conditions such as experiences of illness and a husband’s death, there are segments told from a quotidian (or ordinary) perspective, i.e. a perspective that is affectively incongruous with the situation. With this quotidian (re)framing of their “painful” experiences, the participants collaboratively construct a quotidian positioning and stance, rather than the position that may be socially or contextually expected in the event or situation described in the conversation. This paper elaborates on the composition and social meaning of quotidian stance, referring to concepts such as frames, positioning, and stancetaking. The important psychological and social aspects of quotidian stancetaking in verbal interaction will be highlighted. One is that the performance of being quotidian in the context of retelling “painful” stories can index participants’ psychological resilience in difficult and extraordinary situations. This can help the participants regain normality in abnormal situations. Another is that such quotidian performance against the backdrop of the socially-held negative stereotypes of older people can index defiance to such sociocultural expectations.

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在谈论痛苦时采取quotidian的姿态：韧性和反抗

摘要在日本老年女性的对话互动中，与诸如生病和丈夫去世等心理挑战性条件相关联，有一些从quotidian（或普通）角度讲的片段，即与情境情感上不一致的观点。通过这种“痛苦的”体验式（重新）构架，参与者可以协作地构建一种式样的定位和立场，而不是在对话中描述的事件或情况下可能会在社交或背景上期望的位置。本文通过引用框架，位置和立场等概念，详细阐述了quotidian立场的构成和社会意义。言语交流中言语态度的重要心理和社会方面将被强调。一是在重述“痛苦”故事的背景下表现为quotidian的表现可以索引参与者在困难和异常情况下的心理适应能力。这可以帮助参与者在异常情况下恢复正常。另一个问题是，在老年人对社会持有负面定型观念的背景下，这种quotidian表现可以将对这种社会文化期望的蔑视指数化。