Kuettner2019
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BibType | ARTICLE |
Key | Kuettner2019 |
Author(s) | Uwe-A. Küttner |
Title | At the intersection of stance-management and repair: Meta-pragmatic claims as a practice for disarming disaffiliative responses |
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Tag(s) | EMCA, meta-talk, (dis)affiliation, (dis)agreement, stance, repair, Conversation Analysis |
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Year | 2019 |
Language | English |
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Journal | Gesprächsforschung: Online-Zeitschrift zur verbalen Interaktion |
Volume | 20 |
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Pages | 115-156 |
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Abstract
This article offers an in-depth analysis of one particular type of meta-talk. It looks at how speakers use the meta-pragmatic claim to have previously communicated ('said' or 'meant') the same as, or the equivalent of, what their interlocutor just said. Through detailed sequential analyses, it is shown that this claim is frequently used as a practice for disarming disaffiliative responses and thus to manage (and often resolve) incipient disagreement. Besides unpacking the precise mechanisms under- lying this practice, the paper also takes stock of the various (and partly variable) lexico-morpho-syntactic, prosodic and bodily-visual elements of conduct that re- currently enter into its composition. Since the practice essentially rests on the speaker’s insinuation of having been misunderstood by their co-participant, its re- lationship to the organization of repair will also be discussed. It is argued that the practice operates precisely at the intersection of stance-management (agree- ment/disagreement) and repair, and that it exhibits features which reflect this inter- sectional character. Data are in English.
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