Topic Initiation, Development And Shift In Conversations

Dr. Maria Zubair

Journal of Research (Languages and Islamic Studies), Vol # 1, Issue # 1
Topic Initiation, Development And Shift In Conversations

Topic Initiation, Development And Shift In Conversations

Dr. Maria Zubair/
December 31, 2001

Keywords

Conversation Women Men Coates Study Dailogue Methodology Shift

Abstract

This study is a replication of Coates’ study on conversations between women friends, and seeks to test Coates’ findings on topic development and shift in women’s conversations using data on female British Asian friends. Coates’ study (1996, 1998), using data on white women friends, found that in women’s conversations topics are developed jointly and are changed gradually rather than abruptly. Following Coates’ methodology of data collection and data analysis, the study suggests that Coates’ findings hold true also for female British Asian friends.

References

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Zubair, D. M. (2020). Topic Initiation, Development And Shift In Conversations. (جرنل آف ریسرچ (اردو, 1(1), 19–46. https://jorurdu.bzu.edu.pk/website/journal/article/5e8647c4aba5a/page

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1.Zubair DM. Topic Initiation, Development And Shift In Conversations. (جرنل آف ریسرچ (اردو [Internet]. 2020 Apr. 2 [cited 2026 May 13];1(1):19–46. Available from: https://jorurdu.bzu.edu.pk/website/journal/article/5e8647c4aba5a/page

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