Morita2015

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Morita2015
BibType ARTICLE
Key Morita2015
Author(s) Emi Morita
Title “Say (x)”: a device for securing conversational footing in the talk of young children
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Tag(s) Children, Sense-making, Footing, EMCA
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Year 2015
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Journal Discourse Processes
Volume 52
Number 4
Pages 290–310
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DOI 10.1080/0163853X.2014.955774
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Abstract

This study investigates a particular behavior in talk-in-interaction that appears to be, at least in its most explicit form, relatively unique to children, that is, the behavior whereby one participant explicitly instructs another participant to say a specific phrase, after which the first participant then supplies a prefashioned response. Rather than simply dismissing such conduct as the product of an immature psychology, close examination of the sequential organization of such talk reveals that even children at a very early age comprehend the execution of any given speech action demands a particular sequential context for that talk to be both sense-making and effective. The data discussed herein reveal an understanding of preference organization and sequential trajectory displayed by children as young as 2 and 3 years old and that this three-part "say [x]" format has versatile application in children's talk-in-interaction.

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