Emmertsen2010
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| BibType | ARTICLE |
| Key | Emmertsen2010 |
| Author(s) | Sofie Emmertsen, Trine Heinemann |
| Title | Realization as a device for remedying problems of affiliation in interaction |
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| Tag(s) | EMCA, Conversation Analysis, Danish, Affiliation, Epistemics, Response Tokens |
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| Year | 2010 |
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| Journal | Research on Language and Social Interaction |
| Volume | 43 |
| Number | 2 |
| Pages | 109-132 |
| URL | Link |
| DOI | 10.1080/08351811003738059 |
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Abstract
This article investigates the use of the Danish response token nåja in naturally occurring conversation. The article shows that nåja functions as a change-of-state token with which a speaker claims to have just now realized matters relevant for the prior talk. Whether caused by the speaker's recollection, recognition, or understanding of relevant matters, the realization token functions as a claim that (a) there were problems in the speaker's prior turns due to her lack of understanding, and (b) that these problems are now solved due to a change in the speaker's epistemic access. The realization token can therefore be used to remedy prior turns that are potentially or actually disaffiliative in a way that minimally involves questions of character or relationship.
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