Heritage1998

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Heritage1998
BibType ARTICLE
Key Heritage1998
Author(s) John Heritage
Title Oh-prefaced responses to inquiry
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Tag(s) EMCA, Conversation Analysis, Particle, Oh, English, utterance design
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Year 1998
Language English
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Journal Language in Society
Volume 27
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Pages 291-334
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DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0047404500019990
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Abstract

n responses to English questions, prefacing with the particle oh indicates that, from the viewpoint of the answerer, a question is problematic in terms of its relevance, presuppositions, or context. In addition, oh-prefacing is used to foreshadow reluctance to advance the conversational topic invoked by a question; it may also be part of a “trouble-premonitory” response to various types of How are you inquiries in conversational openings and elsewhere. (Conversation analysis, English, utterance design, particles.)

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