The Pragmatics of Interruption:Meaning and Interpretation

Conversation is a daily interactive form of communication that occurs when two or more individuals exchange ideas and views. Generally, when people are engaged in a conversation, they have to know when to speak and listen to others to achieve a flowing interaction. When the second speaker starts speaking and takes the first speaker‟s turn before finishing his/her speech, s/he violates the turn-taking rules and interrupts her/his partners. This violation process is termed an interruption.