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noted throughout my discussion, a salient and routinely mobilised entity in German sociable conversation. Conversationally, this is manifest in the close attention paid by a recipient of one or the other conversational claim to a speakers followed by repeated and direct close questioning, request for clarification, identification of flaws, or even unmitigated correction of that speaker's claims. A salient function of what were termed demeaned selves was to respond and align to such examining selves. Conversationally, as players, demeaned selves are conversationally manifest in behaviour ranging from defensive to counter-examining stances as speakers mobilise them to clarify or justify prior claims, or refute those made by examining selves. in terms of alignment, both sets of selves provide a routine resource for negative alignment. Alongside these primary sociable selves there is also conversational evidence for the mobilisation of knowledgeable selves, albeit serving essentially to support examining and demeaned selves. Although this conversational activity marks 'Studierien als Hobby' as primarily negatively aligned, as with both the German and English data considered in the preceding discussion, selves are mobilised - specifically confirmative ones - in a way which allows for some degree of positive alignment. As with the preceding data though, such positive mobilisation of selves within a primarily negatively aligned conversational environment does not undermine that alignment but rather supports it. Throughout the duration of the talk, examining selves are mobilised by both KH and SH, whilst HB and GIB generally reciprocate with demeaned selves. Thus, whereas 'Internationale Arbeitslosigkeit' and 'Cookie's Party' were marked by a symmetrical distribution of conversational selves, similar to 'Tommy Fields'then, participants here (also as inTommy Fields' as married couples) enjoy an asymmetrical distribution of selves, with one couple mobilising a different but equally ratificatory set of conversational selves than the other. This distribution of sociable selves adds further to make 'Studieren asl Hobby' primarily negatively aligned. 276
The excerpt begins as HB is proffering a definition of the nature of RP's academic studies. From this point onwards, all participants can be seen to mutually conversationally align to one and the same topic, namely, that of RP and EP's studies, the nature of them, and the implied evaluation of the status of academic study. In terms of definition and evaluation, unlike 'International le Arbeitslosigkeit' and 'Cookie's Party', there is a lack of solidarity and commonality between participants. The selves mobilised are essentially oriented to these incongruities for the duration of the episode. The conversational and symbolic resources are thus embedded in essentially individuated spheres, and, for the duration of this particular phase of the episode, these linguistic and sociological resources are drawn upon to achieve equilibric sociable conversation. Subsequently, GB&HB, and KH&SH mobilise sociable selves as both players and images grounded in essentially at least for the duration of the narrative - unique symbolic universes First, to consider the salient selves mobilised here. Both KN and SH clearly mobilise what I referred to earlier as examining selves in this excerpt whilst HB and GB mobilise what I referred to earlier as demeaned selves. The former is manifest here by repetitive examination, the latter by a serious and ernst attempt to clarify and defend a standpoint. The actual nature of these selves is perhaps more salient in 'Studierien als Hobby'than in any of the previous excerpts presented in this study. This is in part due to the negative alignment, where one set of selves is clearly not only in support of but effectively 'foiled' against the other, but also in the direct and at points counter-propositional alignment of examinatory and demeaned selves. KH and SH's examining selves are clearly mobilised in this excerpt. Their conversational moves here are oriented directly at the claims made by HB and GB. Likewise, HB and GB's demeaned selves are equally evident. Here, HB and GB attempt to clarify and defend their prior conversational claims regarding the central topic of their children's studies. In terms of alignment, as with the preceding three excerpts, we can see how the mobilisation of sociable selves here occurs sequentially and works to 277
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noted throughout my discussion, a salient and routinely mobilised entity in<br />
German sociable conversation. Conversationally, this is manifest in the close<br />
attention paid by a recipient <strong>of</strong> one or the other conversational claim to a<br />
speakers followed by repeated and direct close questioning, request for<br />
clarification, identification <strong>of</strong> flaws, or even unmitigated correction <strong>of</strong> that<br />
speaker's claims. A salient function <strong>of</strong> what were termed demeaned selves<br />
was to respond and align to such examining selves. Conversationally, as<br />
players, demeaned selves are conversationally manifest in behaviour ranging<br />
from defensive to counter-examining stances as speakers mobilise them to<br />
clarify or justify prior claims, or refute those made by examining selves. in<br />
terms <strong>of</strong> alignment, both sets <strong>of</strong> selves provide a routine resource for negative<br />
alignment. Alongside these primary sociable selves there is also<br />
conversational evidence for the mobilisation <strong>of</strong> knowledgeable selves, albeit<br />
serving essentially to support examining and demeaned selves.<br />
Although this conversational activity marks 'Studierien als Hobby' as<br />
primarily negatively aligned, as with both the German and English data<br />
considered in the preceding discussion, selves are mobilised - specifically<br />
confirmative ones - in a way which allows for some degree <strong>of</strong> positive<br />
alignment. As with the preceding data though, such positive mobilisation <strong>of</strong><br />
selves within a primarily negatively aligned conversational environment does<br />
not undermine that alignment but rather supports it.<br />
Throughout the duration <strong>of</strong> the talk, examining selves are mobilised by<br />
both KH and SH, whilst HB and GIB generally reciprocate with demeaned<br />
selves. Thus, whereas 'Internationale Arbeitslosigkeit' and 'Cookie's Party'<br />
were marked by a symmetrical distribution <strong>of</strong> conversational selves, similar to<br />
'Tommy Fields'then, participants here (also as inTommy Fields' as married<br />
couples) enjoy an asymmetrical distribution <strong>of</strong> selves, with one couple<br />
mobilising a different but equally ratificatory set <strong>of</strong> conversational selves than<br />
the other. This distribution <strong>of</strong> sociable selves adds further to make 'Studieren<br />
asl Hobby' primarily negatively aligned.<br />
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