Fillers and placeholders in Nahavaq
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Laura Dimock
Abstract
This discussion describes fillers and placeholders in spoken Nahavaq (Austronesian). Nahavaq has a wide range of syntactically-specific fillers which are related to various prefixes, some of which are synchronically unproductive. There are, for example, lexicalised placeholders (from ‘this thing’), which can function as nominal or verbal heads. There are also interrogative placeholders. These fillers and placeholders are distinguished in terms of their purpose, syntax, and prosody. Key words: Nahavaq; Austronesian; prosody; hesitation; filler
Abstract
This discussion describes fillers and placeholders in spoken Nahavaq (Austronesian). Nahavaq has a wide range of syntactically-specific fillers which are related to various prefixes, some of which are synchronically unproductive. There are, for example, lexicalised placeholders (from ‘this thing’), which can function as nominal or verbal heads. There are also interrogative placeholders. These fillers and placeholders are distinguished in terms of their purpose, syntax, and prosody. Key words: Nahavaq; Austronesian; prosody; hesitation; filler
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Acknowledgements vii
- Introduction 1
- Parameters for typological variation of placeholders 11
- A cross-linguistic exploration of demonstratives in interaction 33
- Placeholder verbs in Modern Georgian 67
- From interrogatives to placeholders in Udi and Agul spontaneous narratives 95
- Fillers and placeholders in Nahavaq 119
- The interactional profile of a placeholder 139
- Fillers and their relevance in describing Sliammon Salish 173
- Pauses, fillers, placeholders and formulaicity in Alzheimer’s discourse 189
- Language index 217
- Name index 219
- Subject index 221
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Acknowledgements vii
- Introduction 1
- Parameters for typological variation of placeholders 11
- A cross-linguistic exploration of demonstratives in interaction 33
- Placeholder verbs in Modern Georgian 67
- From interrogatives to placeholders in Udi and Agul spontaneous narratives 95
- Fillers and placeholders in Nahavaq 119
- The interactional profile of a placeholder 139
- Fillers and their relevance in describing Sliammon Salish 173
- Pauses, fillers, placeholders and formulaicity in Alzheimer’s discourse 189
- Language index 217
- Name index 219
- Subject index 221
