Laanesoo2016
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| BibType | ARTICLE |
| Key | Laanesoo2016 |
| Author(s) | Kirsi Laanesoo |
| Title | Targeting questions inappositeness: the Estonian kus 'where-interrogative in the second position |
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| Tag(s) | Interactional Linguistics, EMCA |
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| Year | 2016 |
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| Journal | Discourse Studies |
| Volume | 18 |
| Number | 4 |
| Pages | 393–408 |
| URL | Link |
| DOI | 10.1177/1461445616647878 |
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Abstract
This article examines the use of the kus ‘where’-interrogative clause in the second position of a question–answer adjacency pair in Estonian informal interaction. Applying an interactional linguistic approach, I will demonstrate how speakers use the kus-interrogative to point out the inappositeness of their interlocutor’s question. The use of the kus-interrogative in the second position implies that the questioner should already know the answer before asking. Essentially, the kus-interrogative is a response that negates the presumption posed by the polar question. Nonetheless, the negation is not sufficient to close this question–answer sequence. Instead, the interlocutors treat the kus-interrogative response as a challenge by subsequently justifying their question.
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