Keevallik2013c

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Keevallik2013c
BibType ARTICLE
Key Keevallik2013c
Author(s) Leelo Keevallik
Title Accomplishing continuity across sequences and encounters: No(h)-prefaced initiations in Estonian
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Tag(s) EMCA, Interactional Linguistics, Estonian, Pragmatic particles, Turn-prefacing, Turn-initial particles, Conversation analysis
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Year 2013
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Journal Journal of Pragmatics
Volume 57
Number
Pages 274–289
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DOI 10.1016/j.pragma.2013.06.011
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Howpublished
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Abstract

Initiating actions, such as the introduction of a topic or the initiation of a sequence in a conversation, are social accomplishments. The study focuses on the Estonian no(h)-preface in turns that initiate action sequences and often also a locally new topic in a human encounter. It argues that these no(h)-prefaced turns accomplish continuity beyond the current event and thereby index a long-term involvement between the participants. By marking the turn as warranted by an earlier action trajectory, the no(h)-preface contributes to achieving continuity of action across intervening sequences and encounters. The data come from 70 h of recordings primarily of phone calls.

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