Study of repair in the telephone and face to face conversations in Lori language (Kohgiluyeh dialect) and Persian language

Despite the numerous studies regarding repair in different languages, it has not been yet studied in Lori language. The aim of this research is to study the repair in Kohgiluyeh dialect in comparison with that of Persian. The researchers tried to explore the repair strategies, frequencies, and preferences for their use. The sample consisted of 80 male speakers (40 Lori and 40 Persian speakers) whose age ranges from 20-50 years. They were selected from Lori people of Kohgiluyeh and Persian speakers of Bushehr and Ahvaz using convenience sampling. The results, based on the data obtained from 340 minutes of recorded telephone and face-to-face conversations, revealed a strong tendency for the use of self-initiated self-repair. The findings are compatible with the strategies introduced by Schegloff(2013). It was also observed that non-lexical strategies were used more frequently than lexical ones. Also, the repairs are used more in telephone conversations than face-to-face conversations.