Oloff2021a
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| BibType | ARTICLE |
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| Author(s) | Florence Oloff |
| Title | 'Show' imperatives in smartphone-based showing sequences in Czech and German |
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| Tag(s) | EMCA, Ukaž, Zieg mal, Conversation analysis, Imperatives, Directives, Czech, German, Smartphone use, Showing sequences, Inspection sequences |
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| Year | 2021 |
| Language | English |
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| Journal | Gesprächsforschung - Online-Zeitschrift zur verbalen Interaktion |
| Volume | 2021 |
| Number | 22 |
| Pages | 691-724 |
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Abstract
This article examines how the most frequent imperative forms of the verb to show in German (zeig mal) and Czech (ukaž) are deployed in object-centred sequences. Specifically, it focuses on smartphone-based showing activities as these were the main sequential environments of show imperatives in the datasets investigated. In both languages, the imperative form does not merely aim to elicit a responsive action from the smartphone holder (such as making the device available) but projects an individual course of action from the requester’s side in the form of an immediate visual inspection of the digital content. This inspection is carried out as part of a joint course of action, allowing the recipient to provide a more detailed response to a prior action. Therefore, this specific imperative form is proven to be cross-linguistically suited to technology-mediated inspection sequences.
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