A Study on Communication Failure and Hearer’s Interpretation Process in Marital Conflict Conversations

언어와 언어학 2026

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Authors: Hooin Lee
DOI: 10.20865/202611106
Cited by: 0

Abstract

This study investigates communication failure and hearer interpretation in marital conflict conversations using 1,700 minutes of reality TV transcripts. Analyzing 57 cases through qualitative pragmatic analysis, it distinguishes misunderstanding(71.9%) from non-understanding(28.1%) based on intentionality. Integrating Sanders(2015)’s intentions and Relevance Theory, results show failures primarily arise when hearers disregard activity-level intentions. Hearers utilize contextualization cues to derive secondary implicatures, often through strategic meaning negotiation to serve interactional goals.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Language Discourse Communication Strategies Linguistics and Discourse Analysis Linguistics and Language Analysis

Publication details

Journal / source
언어와 언어학
Volume
111
Issue
0
Pages
135–169
Publication date
28 February 2026
Language
EN