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ERIC Number: EJ980092
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
Pages: 24
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0163-853X
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Turn-Continuation by Self and by Other
Sidnell, Jack
Discourse Processes: A Multidisciplinary Journal, v49 n3-4 p314-337 2012
At the possible completion of a turn constructional unit (TCU) that has not selected a next speaker, a speaker has two available options: either begin a new TCU or continue the one that has just come to a point of possible completion. This article describes some of the complex turns that result from exercising the second option. These can be seen to consist of at least two components: a host and a continuation. This article focuses, in particular, on cases in which these are produced by different speakers. Although a basic distinction between reverse- and same-directionality continuations can account for many instances, other cases are more complicated. This article suggests that such cases encourage us to consider the variety of footings a speaker can adopt vis-a-vis the prior talk by continuing another participant's turn. (Contains 7 footnotes and 3 tables.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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