SPEECH-BEHAVIORAL TACTICS OF DISTANCE REDUCTION IN COMMUNICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE HEALTHCARE TEAMS (ON THE SERIES “HOUSE M. D.” AND “ER”)

Abstract

. The article deals with the most frequent tactics of hyperstrategy of rapprochement of medical team members and intensional characteristics of their speech behavior in dialogues of medical workers from the American TV series “House M.D.” and “ER”. The article analyzes the tactics of rapprochement of interlocutors in conditions of institutional communication in one of the registers of speech behavior such as the politeness modus. As a result of the conducted research it is established that members of the healthcare teams most often use tactics of apology, compliment, praise, familiarity, frankness and flattery to reduce social distance. At the same time, in case of incorrect interpretation by the addressee of the tactics of familiarity and frankness used in relation to him/her, it can transfer the communication into the modus of aggressive speech behavior. If one member of the medical team correctly perceives intentions of his colleague, then we can expect a reduction in the distance in communication and the establishment of trusting relations between them.