Couper-Kuhlen-Ono2007
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| BibType | ARTICLE |
| Key | Couper-Kuhlen-Ono2007 |
| Author(s) | Elizabeth Couper-Kuhlen, Tsuyoshi Ono |
| Title | ‘Incrementing’ in conversation: a comparison of practices in English, German and Japanese |
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| Tag(s) | IL, Post-possible completion, Turn-constructional unit (TCU), Increment, Same-turn self-repair, Transition relevance place (TRP), Free constituent, Japanese predicate finality, German sentence brace, Right dislocation, Syntactic headedness, Zero anaphora |
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| Year | 2007 |
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| Journal | Pragmatics |
| Volume | 17 |
| Number | 4 |
| Pages | 513–552 |
| URL | Link |
| DOI | 10.1075/prag.17.4.02cou |
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Abstract
This cross-linguistic study focuses on ways in which conversationalists speak beyond a point of possible turn completion in conversation, specifically on turn extensions which are grammatically dependent, backward-looking and extend the prior action. It argues that further distinctions can be made in terms of whether the extension is prosodically integrated with the prior unit, its host, (Non-add-on) or not, and in terms of whether it repairs some part of the host (Replacement) or not. Added-on, non-repairing extensions are further distinguished in terms of whether they are grammatically fitted to the end of the host (Glue-ons) or not (Insertables). A preliminary survey of TCU continuation in English, German and Japanese conversation reveals a number of significant differences with respect to frequency and range of extension type. English is at one extreme in preferring Glue-ons over Non-Add-ons and Insertables, whereas Japanese is at the other extreme in preferring Non-add-ons and Insertables over Glue-ons. German occupies an intermediary position but is on the whole more like Japanese. The preference for Glue-ons vs. Insertables appears to reflect a language’s tendency towards syntactic left- vs. right headedness. In conclusion the study argues for a classification of ‘increment’ types which goes beyond the English-based Glue-on, attributes a central role to prosodic delivery and adopts a usage-based understanding of word order.
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