Emmertsen2010

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Emmertsen2010
BibType ARTICLE
Key Emmertsen2010
Author(s) Sofie Emmertsen, Trine Heinemann
Title Realization as a device for remedying problems of affiliation in interaction
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Tag(s) EMCA, Conversation Analysis, Danish, Affiliation, Epistemics, Response Tokens, Non-response
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Year 2010
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Journal Research on Language and Social Interaction
Volume 43
Number 2
Pages 109-132
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DOI 10.1080/08351811003738059
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Abstract

This article investigates the use of the Danish response token nåja in naturally occurring conversation. The article shows that nåja functions as a change-of-state token with which a speaker claims to have just now realized matters relevant for the prior talk. Whether caused by the speaker's recollection, recognition, or understanding of relevant matters, the realization token functions as a claim that (a) there were problems in the speaker's prior turns due to her lack of understanding, and (b) that these problems are now solved due to a change in the speaker's epistemic access. The realization token can therefore be used to remedy prior turns that are potentially or actually disaffiliative in a way that minimally involves questions of character or relationship.

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