Sidnell2012c

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Sidnell2012c
BibType ARTICLE
Key Sidnell2012c
Author(s) Jack Sidnell
Title Turn-continuation by self and by other
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Tag(s) EMCA, Turn Construction, Turncontinuation
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Year 2012
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Journal Discourse Processes
Volume 49
Number 3-4
Pages 314–337
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DOI 10.1080/0163853X.2012.654760
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Abstract

At the possible completion of a turn constructional unit (TCU) that has not selected a next speaker, a speaker has two available options: either begin a new TCU or continue the one that has just come to a point of possible completion. This article describes some of the complex turns that result from exercising the second option. These can be seen to consist of at least two components: a host and a continuation. This article focuses, in particular, on cases in which these are produced by different speakers. Although a basic distinction between reverse- and same-directionality continuations can account for many instances, other cases are more complicated. This article suggests that such cases encourage us to consider the variety of footings a speaker can adopt vis-à-vis the prior talk by continuing another participant's turn.

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