Wu2016b
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| BibType | ARTICLE |
| Key | Wu2016b |
| Author(s) | Ruey-Jiuan Regina Wu |
| Title | Turn design and progression: Aiyou in Mandarin conversation |
| Editor(s) | Sandra A. Thompson, Ruey-Jiuan Regina Wu |
| Tag(s) | EMCA, Mandarin, Interactional Linguistics, Prosody, Turn design, Particle |
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| Year | 2016 |
| Language | English |
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| Journal | Chinese Language and Discourse |
| Volume | 7 |
| Number | 2 |
| Pages | 210-236 |
| URL | Link |
| DOI | 10.1075/cld.7.2.02wu |
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Abstract
The temporal character of talk is one fundamental feature of language in situ. As interaction unfolds, participants need to not only monitor the temporal progression of talk toward a completion, but also attend to how the current turn ties back to the preceding turns. Whereas such dual-directional consideration is often a latent aspect of turn construction, at times efforts to clear up possible ambiguity are in order. This article introduces a Mandarin practice, aiyou-preface, which seems to be used just to this end, and demonstrates an intimate relationship between the prosodic design of aiyou-preface and the displayed orientation to the intended directionality of the talk. The analysis draws upon a corpus of 35 hours of conversations collected in China.
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