caa a22 4500 386349304 CHVBK 20180307111823.0 cr unu---uuuuu 161130e198903 xx s 000 0 eng 10.1017/S0047404500013282 doi S0047404500013282 pii (NATIONALLICENCE)cambridge-10.1017/S0047404500013282 Tag questions and powerfulness: Quantitative and qualitative analyses of a course of psychotherapy [Elektronische Daten] A complete course of psychotherapy provided extensive information about natural speech patterns of a male psychiatrist and a female patient. Contrary to assertions of the deferential function of tag questions, the patient's use of this form increased as she gained in self-confidence and improved her psychological adjustment. Qualitative analysis of the type, antecedents, and consequences of tag questions in sessions at the beginning and end of the therapy shows how the patient's use of the form reflects her growing independence. Quantitative and qualitative analyses of verbal interaction offer complementary benefits, and a two-stage research method is advocated. (Psychotherapeutic discourse, tag questions, pragmatics, sociolinguistics, psychotherapy process) Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1989 Winefield Helen R. Department of Psychiatry, University of Adelaide Chandler Margaret A. Department of Educational Psychology, S. A. College of Advanced Education Bassett Darryl L. Psychiatrist, Adelaide Language in Society Cambridge University Press 18/1(1989-03), 77-86 0047-4045 18:1<77 1989 18 LSY https://doi.org/10.1017/S0047404500013282 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1017/S0047404500013282 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Winefield Helen R. Department of Psychiatry, University of Adelaide NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Chandler Margaret A. Department of Educational Psychology, S. A. College of Advanced Education NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Bassett Darryl L. Psychiatrist, Adelaide NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Language in Society Cambridge University Press 18/1(1989-03), 77-86 0047-4045 18:1<77 1989 18 LSY CC0 http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0 nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-cambridge