Extending sequences of other-initiated repair in Finnish conversation
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Markku Haakana
Abstract
This paper explores other-initiated repair, or more specifically, extended repair sequences. In extended cases, the repair turn does not immediately resolve the trouble, and the speaker needs to produce a new repair initiation.
Drawing on a collection of 458 other-initiations of repair in naturally occurring everyday interaction in Finnish, we show how the distribution of the outcomes of different types of initiations clearly differs. Typically, candidate understandings and open class repair initiations do not lead to extended sequences, whereas repeats (with question words) are more often followed by a second repair initiation. The type of trouble, as well as the typological specificity of different initiations, explains the outcomes of the repair sequences.
Abstract
This paper explores other-initiated repair, or more specifically, extended repair sequences. In extended cases, the repair turn does not immediately resolve the trouble, and the speaker needs to produce a new repair initiation.
Drawing on a collection of 458 other-initiations of repair in naturally occurring everyday interaction in Finnish, we show how the distribution of the outcomes of different types of initiations clearly differs. Typically, candidate understandings and open class repair initiations do not lead to extended sequences, whereas repeats (with question words) are more often followed by a second repair initiation. The type of trouble, as well as the typological specificity of different initiations, explains the outcomes of the repair sequences.
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
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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
