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Arguing within an institutional hierarchy: how argumentative talk and interlocutors’ embodied practices preserve a superior—subordinate relationship

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT LOS ANGELES, USA, einavarg{at}hotmail.com

This article studies an argument that took place in an institutional setting and specifies six functions of talk and embodied practices employed in an argument between a superior and her subordinate. The article shows how certain argumentative conducts and their subsequent responses preserve the institutional hierarchical relationship. The article’s final section considers three resultant issues: 1) argumentative practices and their relation to various institutional hierarchies; 2) argumentative practices between people holding different versus similar hierarchical positions; and 3) the extent to which verbal defiance accompanied by embodied practices can be maintained.

Key Words: argument • conflict • dispute • institutional hierarchy • superior—subordinate • talk and embodiment

Discourse Studies, Vol. 11, No. 5, 515-541 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/1461445609340498


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