Turn

话轮

A term used in sociolinguistics as part of the study of conversational structure: conversation is seen as a sequence of conversational turns, in which the contribution of each participant is seen as part of a co-ordinated and rule-governed behavioural interaction. Some of the rules governing turn-taking are obvious (e.g. that only one person should talk at a time); others are less easy to discover (e.g. the rules which decide who should speak next in a group discussion). How children learn the conventions governing turn-taking is an issue which has attracted considerable interest in language acquisition.

社会语言学研究会话结构的术语：会话被视为会话话轮组成的序列，其中每个参与者对会话的贡献被视为互相协调和受规则支配的行为的一部分。支配轮番说话的规则有的很明显（例如一次只能有一个人说话），有的不太容易发现（例如小组讨论时决定下一个说话人的规则）。儿童如何学会支配轮番说话的规约，这是语言习得研究很关心的一个问题。