Clift2003
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BibType | ARTICLE |
Key | Clift2003 |
Author(s) | Rebecca Clift |
Title | Synonyms in action |
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Tag(s) | EMCA, Conversation Analysis, Synonyms |
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Year | 2003 |
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Journal | International Journal of English Studies |
Volume | 3 |
Number | 1 |
Pages | 167–187 |
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Abstract
This paper discusses what the methods of conversation analysis (CA) might have to offer the study of linguistic synonymy. It takes as a case study two items commonly held to be synonyms -'actually' and 'in fact'- and shows considerable differences between the two in their interactional implementation: they are implicated in the prosecution of differing courses of action. Such cases argue that it is analytically more profitable to consider what a lexical item does in the context of talk than what it means.
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