ABSTRACT
This chapter presents the practice of extended concurrent speech for strong disagreement as another way to conduct facework and guānxì management in an informal context. Six excerpts from Mandarin conversations are analyzed using interactional sociolinguistic methods with an emphasis on contextual effects and local specificities. The results demonstrate that the participants co-construct extended concurrent speech for strong disagreement and negotiate local contexts without displaying negative signs. The findings can reflect the influence of context on practice which also shapes context.
