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In this sense, KH's stance is 'negatively dialogistic' in nature (a conversational
phenomenon I observed frequently in my German gatherings), attempting to
initiate negative alignment. EP however - to use an English idiom -'wants none
of it' or alternatively 'refuses to play ball' and makes this manifest by refusing to
negatively align (at least not in the sociable conversational sense) with KH.
Thus, in his instance, no sociable Wettkampf develops and the topic is quickly
dropped as a resource for such alignment.
Another example of non-ratification of an individuated claim can be seen
in the following excerpt, 'Ja uns auch.
Excerpt 6.12'Ja uns auch' [Yeah us as well]
The previous talk has seen all participants agreeing wholeheartedly about how
over-demanding and unreasonable east Germans are ('Ossies) on holiday.
HB: Ja:: (. ) wir haben eigentlich auch nette Leute kennengelernt=
KN: =Ja WIR au[:: ch
HB: [Da in dem einen Hotel (0.5) er voriges Jahr in Valentino ne
(0.5) eh da hatte man manchmal den Eindruck die Hälfte bißchen=die
Hälfte der Leute waren davon erm (0.5) Ossis One"=
KN: =Mm
(1.5)
HB: er--aber wie gesagt wir haben mehrere kennengelernt und die meisten
nette Leute ne
(0.5)
KN: Ja manche sind auch wieder ganz anspruchslos=
HB: =ja: (0.5) ne
Excerpt 6.12 Translation 'Yeah us as well'
HB: Yeah:: (. ) but we also met nice people=
KN: =Yeah US as [well
HB: [In that one hotel (0.5) last year in Valentino eh (0.5) er there
sometimes you got the impression that half a bit=half the people there
were erm (0.5) Ossis *didn't youo=
KN: =MM
(1.5)
HB: er--but as I said we have met several people and most of them friendly
people eh
(0.5)
KN: Yeah some of them don't have high demands at all=
HB: =Yeah: (0.5) eh
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