Participants:

dialogue (doctor and patient, native speakers)

Context:

doctor’s office, conversation, summer 2015

Topic Keywords:

dizziness, nausea, allergy, prescriptions

Linguistic Features:

choice of words (use of idioms), figures of speech

Interactional Practices:

Listener Responses; Highly active listenership; turn-taking;

Socio-cultural Elements

reverse language interference in speakers’ interactions; social distance