Overview

This monograph provides a micro-analytic description of the structure and communicative use of syntactic pivot constructions in German. Using the methodology of Conversation Analysis, this work shows that pivots emerge in interaction in response to local

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Author:   Emma Betz (Kansas State University)
Publisher:   John Benjamins Publishing Co
Imprint:   John Benjamins Publishing Co
Volume:   21
Weight:   0.555kg
ISBN:  

9789027226310

ISBN 10:   9027226318
Pages:   208
Publication Date:   29 October 2008
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock  
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Table of Contents

1. List of tables and figures; 2. Acknowledgements; 3. Chapter 1. Introduction; 4. Chapter 2. Preliminaries; 5. Chapter 3. Pivot constructions as a syntactic resource for turn-taking: Managing overlap; 6. Chapter 4. Pivots at sequential and topic boundaries: Steering the emerging direction of the talk; 7. Chapter 5. Pivot constructions as a resource for managing repair: Searching for a word; 8. Chapter 6. Pivot constructions in embedded self-correction: Changes in action and epistemic stance; 9. Chapter 7. Concluding discussion; 10. Appendix A. Transcription conventions; 11. Appendix B. Abbreviations for grammatical descriptions; 12. References; 13. Name index; 14. Subject index

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