John Benjamins Publishing Company
The dynamics of incrementation in utterance-building
Abstract
This article discusses processes and practices in utterance-building in an interactive perspective. It argues for a model of on-line incrementation in which projections, and sometimes their suspensions, play a crucial role. The status of units of language within such a theory of languaging is discussed. Data are drawn from authentic conversational interactions in Swedish, with a special focus on evidence from pivot utterances, deviations from normative grammar and slips of the tongue. Keywords: Utterance production; dialogue; incrementation; interaction; projection; units of conversational language; Swedish
Abstract
This article discusses processes and practices in utterance-building in an interactive perspective. It argues for a model of on-line incrementation in which projections, and sometimes their suspensions, play a crucial role. The status of units of language within such a theory of languaging is discussed. Data are drawn from authentic conversational interactions in Swedish, with a special focus on evidence from pivot utterances, deviations from normative grammar and slips of the tongue. Keywords: Utterance production; dialogue; incrementation; interaction; projection; units of conversational language; Swedish
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- The question of units for language, action and interaction 1
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Part I. Units of language revisited
- Units and/or Action Trajectories? 13
- The dynamics of incrementation in utterance-building 57
- From “intonation units” to cesuring – an alternative approach to the prosodic-phonetic structuring of talk-in-interaction 91
- Perception of prosodic boundaries by untrained listeners 125
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Part II. Units of action and interaction
- At the intersection of turn and sequence organization 169
- When ‘yes’ is not enough – as an answer to a yes/no question 207
- Emerging units and emergent forms of participation within a unit in Japanese interaction 243
- Phonetic resources in the construction of social actions 277
- Building an instructional project 313
- Language and the body in the construction of units in Mandarin face-to-face interaction 343
- Index 377
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- The question of units for language, action and interaction 1
-
Part I. Units of language revisited
- Units and/or Action Trajectories? 13
- The dynamics of incrementation in utterance-building 57
- From “intonation units” to cesuring – an alternative approach to the prosodic-phonetic structuring of talk-in-interaction 91
- Perception of prosodic boundaries by untrained listeners 125
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Part II. Units of action and interaction
- At the intersection of turn and sequence organization 169
- When ‘yes’ is not enough – as an answer to a yes/no question 207
- Emerging units and emergent forms of participation within a unit in Japanese interaction 243
- Phonetic resources in the construction of social actions 277
- Building an instructional project 313
- Language and the body in the construction of units in Mandarin face-to-face interaction 343
- Index 377
