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BibType | ARTICLE |
Key | Urbanik2021 |
Author(s) | Paweł Urbanik |
Title | Directives in the construction site: Grammatical design and work phases in second language interactions with crane operators |
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Tag(s) | EMCA, Interactional Linguistics, Directives, Construction site, L2 Norwegian, Conversation analysis, Overall structural organization, Grammatical design |
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Year | 2021 |
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Journal | Journal of Pragmatics |
Volume | 178 |
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Pages | 43-67 |
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DOI | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pragma.2021.02.016 |
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Abstract
The paper investigates directives addressed to tower crane operators by a construction worker. By examining grammatical variation in connection with load relocation tasks, the study shows how the design and the sequential positioning of directive turns vary systematically according to a particular phase of the work task and the overall structural organization of the activity. The worker's selection of lexico-syntactic forms and embodied actions displays an orientation to the different stages of the work task being carried out. The sequential, compositional and morpho-syntactic differences in the formation of directives serve to manage and display task progressivity. The worker speaks L2 Norwegian with several unidiomatic features, but nonetheless displays a systematic differentiation between the forms in orienting to the sequential and phase-structural characteristics of the actions being performed.
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