Minimal Answers to Yes/No Questions in the Service of Sequence Organization  

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Keevallik, Leelo

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Discourse Studies (Full Text) vol. 12 no. 3 (Jun. 2010), page 283-309.
Topik: confirmation; conversation analysis; echo answers; epistemic strength; Estonian; interactional linguistics; minimal answers; response particles; sequence organization; yes/no questions
Fulltext: Vol 12, no (3), page 283–309.pdf (441.64KB)

Isi artikel

In conversation analytic and interactional studies, some responses are analyzed as being minimal. This article explores minimality in regard to two types of answers that appear to be used interchangeably as minimal responses to yes/no questions in Estonian. The answers represent typologically different formats, particles and echo answers (verb repeats). It is argued that minimality should be defined in a sequentially sensitive manner and that the two answer formats are used to display speakers’ understanding of the status of the social action implemented in the preceding question. The data come from audio recordings of phone calls and face-to-face interaction.

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