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OverviewOKAY has been termed 'a spectacular expression' and 'America's greatest invention.' This volume offers an in-depth empirical study of the uses that have resulted from its global spread. Focusing on actions and interactional practices, it investigates OKAY in a variety of settings in 13 languages. The collected work showcases the importance of a holistic analysis: prosodic realization and the placement of OKAY in its larger sequential and multimodal context emerge as constitutive for distinct uses in individual languages. An inductive approach makes it possible to identify practices not previously documented, for example OKAY used for 'qualified acceptance' or as a 'continuer', and to document a core of recurrent, similar uses across languages. This work also outlines new research directions for comparative analysis by offering first insights into the diachronic development of OKAY's uses and the relationship of OKAY to other particles in specific languages. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Emma Betz (University of Waterloo) , Arnulf Deppermann (Leibniz-Institut fur Deutsche Sprache) , Lorenza Mondada (University of Basel) , Marja-Leena Sorjonen (University of Helsinki)Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Co Imprint: John Benjamins Publishing Co Volume: 34 Weight: 0.935kg ISBN: 9789027208156ISBN 10: 9027208158 Pages: 440 Publication Date: 17 March 2021 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsThis edited volume directs our attention to the kind of herculean steps necessary to achieve deeper and more pragmatic understandings of OKAYs-in-interaction across languages and cultures - an exemplary contribution examining ordinary moments in extraordinary ways. -- Wayne A. Beach, San Diego State University, in Journal of Pragmatics 190 (2022). Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |