Definitely indefinite
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Ritva Laury
Abstract
This chapter concerns expressions which seem internally contradictory because they consist of both a recognitional and a non-recognitional element. They contain both the Finnish demonstrative se ‘that, the’, a recognitional, as in se ihminen ‘that/the person’, and one of the indefinite determiners yksi ‘one’, semmonen ‘such’, and joku ‘some’, all of which are non-recognitionals, resulting in expressions such as se joku ihminen ‘that/the some person’. The chapter shows that each of these expressions has its own home environment and expresses a distinct epistemic stance. The main findings are that these expressions constitute a fine-grained resource for the negotiation of relative epistemic status and are tools for building intersubjective common ground in interaction.
Abstract
This chapter concerns expressions which seem internally contradictory because they consist of both a recognitional and a non-recognitional element. They contain both the Finnish demonstrative se ‘that, the’, a recognitional, as in se ihminen ‘that/the person’, and one of the indefinite determiners yksi ‘one’, semmonen ‘such’, and joku ‘some’, all of which are non-recognitionals, resulting in expressions such as se joku ihminen ‘that/the some person’. The chapter shows that each of these expressions has its own home environment and expresses a distinct epistemic stance. The main findings are that these expressions constitute a fine-grained resource for the negotiation of relative epistemic status and are tools for building intersubjective common ground in interaction.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Intersubjectivity in action 1
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Part I. How language codes and creates intersubjectivity
- Organizing the “we” in interaction 25
- Definitely indefinite 41
- Directive turn design and intersubjectivity 61
- On agency and affiliation in second assessments 81
- Mirror-like address practice in Arabic-medium classroom interaction 109
- Brokering co-participants’ volition in request and offer sequences 135
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Part II. Moving towards shared understanding
- Decision-making in salesperson–customer interaction 163
- Building an intersubjective understanding of the patient’s mental suffering 183
- Shared understandings of the human–nature relationship in encounters with small wildlife 201
- Extending sequences of other-initiated repair in Finnish conversation 231
- Co-presence during lapses 251
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Part III. Bodies and intersubjectivity
- Achieving the intersubjectivity of sensorial practices 279
- Emotion, psychophysiology, and intersubjectivity 303
- Movement synchrony as a topic of empirical social interaction research 329
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Part IV. Evolving intersubjectivity
- Learning to request in interaction 349
- How an improvised scene emerges in theatre rehearsal 373
- Interactional reciprocity in human–dog interaction 397
- Appendix. Transcription conventions and glossing symbols 429
- Index 435
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Intersubjectivity in action 1
-
Part I. How language codes and creates intersubjectivity
- Organizing the “we” in interaction 25
- Definitely indefinite 41
- Directive turn design and intersubjectivity 61
- On agency and affiliation in second assessments 81
- Mirror-like address practice in Arabic-medium classroom interaction 109
- Brokering co-participants’ volition in request and offer sequences 135
-
Part II. Moving towards shared understanding
- Decision-making in salesperson–customer interaction 163
- Building an intersubjective understanding of the patient’s mental suffering 183
- Shared understandings of the human–nature relationship in encounters with small wildlife 201
- Extending sequences of other-initiated repair in Finnish conversation 231
- Co-presence during lapses 251
-
Part III. Bodies and intersubjectivity
- Achieving the intersubjectivity of sensorial practices 279
- Emotion, psychophysiology, and intersubjectivity 303
- Movement synchrony as a topic of empirical social interaction research 329
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Part IV. Evolving intersubjectivity
- Learning to request in interaction 349
- How an improvised scene emerges in theatre rehearsal 373
- Interactional reciprocity in human–dog interaction 397
- Appendix. Transcription conventions and glossing symbols 429
- Index 435
