TY - JOUR AU - SALEEM , HANEEN ISLAM AU - M.AMEEN, HAKAR HAZIM PY - 2021/06/10 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - TURN TAKING STRATEGIES IN KURDISH CASUAL CONVERSATION JF - Journal of Duhok University JA - JDU VL - 24 IS - 1 SE - Humanities and Social Sciences DO - 10.26682/hjuod.2021.24.1.17 UR - https://journal.uod.ac/index.php/uodjournal/article/view/1168 SP - 355-364 AB - The current study investigates the essential strategies of turn taking of conversations from an analytical point of view. The data were collected from everyday conversations, namely face to face conversations, of some students of Duhok University to identify the basic structures of talk in interactions in Krmanji Kurdish. Stenstrom theory (1994) has been chosen for studying the strategies of turn taking of casual conversation in Kurdish. The current study analyses the Badini Kurdish students (4 participants) in conversations. The study concludes that conversations are not always produced in a typical way. Some actions happen in conversation when participants communicate about topics. Participants constantly try to switch turns and therefore change from their roles as listeners to speakers, topic initiators to topic followers. Also, interrupting each other to take turns, or waiting till the other interacts and finishes his/her talk. Moreover, Hearers could make some sounds or signs to indicate that they are listening to the speakers ER -