Introduction
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Arnulf Deppermann
Abstract
The authors establish a phenomenological perspective on the temporal constitution of experience and action. Retrospection and projection (i.e. backward as well as forward orientation of everyday action), sequentiality and the sequential organization of activities as well as simultaneity (i.e. participants’ simultaneous coordination) are introduced as key concepts of a temporalized approach to interaction. These concepts are used to capture that every action is produced as an inter-linked step in the succession of adjacent actions, being sensitive to the precise moment where it is produced. The adoption of a holistic, multimodal and praxeological perspective additionally shows that action in interaction is organized according to several temporal orders simultaneously in operation. Each multimodal resource used in interaction has its own temporal properties.
Abstract
The authors establish a phenomenological perspective on the temporal constitution of experience and action. Retrospection and projection (i.e. backward as well as forward orientation of everyday action), sequentiality and the sequential organization of activities as well as simultaneity (i.e. participants’ simultaneous coordination) are introduced as key concepts of a temporalized approach to interaction. These concepts are used to capture that every action is produced as an inter-linked step in the succession of adjacent actions, being sensitive to the precise moment where it is produced. The adoption of a holistic, multimodal and praxeological perspective additionally shows that action in interaction is organized according to several temporal orders simultaneously in operation. Each multimodal resource used in interaction has its own temporal properties.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Introduction 1
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Mechanisms of temporality in interaction
- The temporality of language in interaction 27
- Retrospection and Understanding in Interaction 57
- Ephemeral Grammar 95
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Temporally-structured constructions – a temporal perspective on syntactic constructions
- Temporality and the Emergence of a Construction 123
- Temporality and syntactic structure 147
- Grammar, projection and turn-organization 173
- Word Order in Time 201
- A temporally oriented perspective on connectors in interactions 237
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Temporal organization of multimodal interaction
- Multimodal completions 267
- Coordinating the temporalities of talk and dance 309
- Appendix: Transcription conventions 337
- Index 341
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Introduction 1
-
Mechanisms of temporality in interaction
- The temporality of language in interaction 27
- Retrospection and Understanding in Interaction 57
- Ephemeral Grammar 95
-
Temporally-structured constructions – a temporal perspective on syntactic constructions
- Temporality and the Emergence of a Construction 123
- Temporality and syntactic structure 147
- Grammar, projection and turn-organization 173
- Word Order in Time 201
- A temporally oriented perspective on connectors in interactions 237
-
Temporal organization of multimodal interaction
- Multimodal completions 267
- Coordinating the temporalities of talk and dance 309
- Appendix: Transcription conventions 337
- Index 341
