Abstract:
The aim of this thesis is to analyze the dynamics of doctor-patient interactions in Turkish from an interactional sociolinguistics perspective. First, how the participants establish the medical talk is analyzed taking into account the third participant in the medical talk, the companion. It was found that the companions are as effective as the patient or even more active than them during the interaction. The participants' roles were analyzed according to Goffman's (1981) "participant status" framework. Particularly, the companion's interactional roles and how these roles change the alignments of the doctor and patient were examined. Secondly, the address and reference terms used by the participants were analyzed. By doing this, the aim is to clarify how the participants perceive and reflect their own and others' identity.
