Kendrick2019
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BibType | INCOLLECTION |
Key | Kendrick2019 |
Author(s) | Kobin H. Kendrick |
Title | Evidential vindication in next turn: Using the retrospective “see?” in conversation |
Editor(s) | Laura J. Speed, Carolyn O'Meara, Lila San Roque, Asifa Majid |
Tag(s) | EMCA, Social action, Sequence organisation, Perception verbs, English, Disputes, Retro-sequences |
Publisher | John Benjamins |
Year | 2019 |
Language | English |
City | Amsterdam |
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Pages | 253–274 |
URL | Link |
DOI | 10.1075/celcr.19.13ken |
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Book title | Perception Metaphors |
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Abstract
Perception verbs are frequent in conversation across diverse languages and cultures. This chapter presents a case study of a recurrent but previously undocumented use of the perception verb see in everyday English conversation. Using conversation analysis, the chapter explicates the use of “See?” – the verb see produced with rising intonation as a possibly complete turn-constructional unit – as claim of evidential vindication. With “See?” a speaker claims a just prior turn, action, or event as support for a previous assertive action. The analysis demonstrates that the practice exploits two distinct forms of sequence organisation, adjacency pairs and retro-sequences, and reflects on the fit between the perception verb see and the action it implements within this practice.
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