Lamerichs-TeMolder2009
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| BibType | ARTICLE |
| Key | Lamerichs-TeMolder2009 |
| Author(s) | Joyce Lamerichs, Hedwig F. M. Te Molder |
| Title | “And then I'm really like...”: 'preliminary' self-quotations in adolescent talk |
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| Tag(s) | adolescent talk, direct reported speech, discursive psychology, self-quotations |
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| Year | 2009 |
| Language | English |
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| Journal | Discourse Studies |
| Volume | 11 |
| Number | 4 |
| Pages | 401–419 |
| URL | Link |
| DOI | 10.1177/1461445609105216 |
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Abstract
This article explores the discursive uses of a self-quotation in adolescent talk. The self-quotation uses the quotative marker be + like to convey or project bold statements as part of a larger narrative. We will demonstrate how the preface leading up to the self-quotation is designed as hard to counter, and instructs the hearer how to understand what comes next. The self-quotation, on the other hand, constitutes the assessment as a `mere characterization' that provides the speaker with a number of opportunities for testing the proposed view. Speakers are thus able to bolster potentially controversial views against refutation while also giving them a preliminary status. These features make for an interesting conversational resource that enables speakers and recipients to engage in a collaborative process of putting potentially bold statements to the test.
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