Quan-Ma2019

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Quan-Ma2019
BibType ARTICLE
Key Quan-Ma2019
Author(s) Lihong Quan, Jinlong Ma
Title A study of repeat-formatted repair initiations in Mandarin Chinese conversation
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Tag(s) EMCA, Mandarin, Epistemic stance, Epistemics, Repair, Repeats
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Year 2019
Language English
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Journal Chinese Language and Discourse
Volume 10
Number 2
Pages 158-186
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DOI https://doi.org/10.1075/cld.18014.qua
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Abstract

Using the methodology of Conversation Analysis (or CA), this study examines three types of other-initiated repair initiators (henceforth OIs) that repeats some element in the trouble-source (henceforth repeats) in Chinese conversation: repeats suffixed with question particles ma (吗), repeats suffixed with question particles a (啊), and question-intonated repeats. It attempts to explore the differences between these typical formats, in terms of their forms/functions and the epistemic stance of the speaker who initiates repair. The main research findings indicate that question-intonated repeat implements an understanding check while repeat suffixed with question particles (ma or a) tends to serve different functions, in that, ma-suffixed repeat is inquiry-implicated while a-suffixed repeat contributes to constructing surprise, (dis)agreement or (dis)belief.

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