Wu-2012
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| BibType | ARTICLE |
| Key | Wu-2012 |
| Author(s) | Ruey-Jiuan Regina Wu |
| Title | Self-praising through reporting: strategic use of two reporting practices in Mandarin conversation |
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| Tag(s) | EMCA, Self-praise, Mandarin, Reported Speech |
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| Year | 2012 |
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| Journal | Discourse Processes |
| Volume | 49 |
| Number | 8 |
| Pages | 622–659 |
| URL | Link |
| DOI | 10.1080/0163853X.2012.722060 |
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Abstract
Drawing on a corpus of 35 hours of videotaped face-to-face conversations collected in Beijing and Hebei, China, this conversation analytic study examines self-praising behavior of Mandarin speakers in everyday social interaction. Focusing on two reporting practices—reporting another's words and reporting “just the facts”—the investigation explores how these practices are used strategically by the speakers in the course of reporting some past event to tacitly achieve a positive presentation of themselves in the current interaction. Analysis of a collection of instances shows several key features shared by these two practices that enable such an interactional task. A discussion of the fit between the practices and the designed action, as well as a possible account for this interconnection, is offered at the end.
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