Expressing Agree

Agreement can be defined as a concurring stance

(verbal or nonverbal) to a preceding action or
position taken by another speaker, indicating that an
addressee shares the speaker’s attitude to, or
opinion of, that action or position.
• I agree…
• I agree with you.
• You are right.
• I couldn’t agree with you more.
• That’s the point.
• I will say that.
• I feel the same way about…
  Expressing disagree

Disagreement is defined as an oppositional stance to a

preceding action or position taken by another speaker.

Disagreement can take a number of forms. It may be stated

explicitly, for example, I disagree with you. In such cases a
tripartite turn-structure is common:
(1) claim by speaker A;
(2) speaker B disputes speaker A’s claim;
(3) speaker A disagrees with speaker B by supporting the
original claim or by directly contesting speaker B’s
disagreement. But disagreement may also emerge over an
extended section of talk in the course of one exchange, or
even over a series of interactions.
kinds of disagreement expression:
• I don’t agree…
• I don’t agree with you.
• I don’t think so.
• That’s not what I think.
• I couldn’t agree with you less.
• I’m not sure.
• Probably not