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From cognitive-functional linguistics to dialogic syntax
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John W. Du Bois
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Rachel Giora
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August 1, 2014
Abstract
Dialogic syntax investigates the linguistic, cognitive, and interactional processes involved when language users reproduce selected aspects of a prior utterance, and when recipients respond to the parallelisms and resonances that result, drawing inferences for situated meaning. The phenomenon typically arises when a language user constructs an utterance modeled in part on the utterance of a prior speaker or author. The result is resonance, defined as the catalytic activation of affinities across utterances. This paper presents the concept of dialogic syntax and outlines some directions of current research on dialogic resonance, as represented in this Special Issue.
Keywords: dialogic syntax; resonance; affinities; parallelism; priming; dialogicality; cognitive-functional linguistics
Received: 2014-1-1
Revised: 2014-5-19
Accepted: 2014-5-20
Published Online: 2014-8-1
Published in Print: 2014-8-1
©2014 by Walter de Gruyter Berlin/Boston
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Keywords for this article
dialogic syntax;
resonance;
affinities;
parallelism;
priming;
dialogicality;
cognitive-functional linguistics
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