Nishizaka2026
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| BibType | ARTICLE |
| Key | Nishizaka2026 |
| Author(s) | Aug Nishizaka |
| Title | Rectifying others’ misunderstandings without doing correcting: Living with obscurities in ordinary life |
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| Tag(s) | EMCA, Error correction, Rectification of a misunderstanding, Obscurities, Conversation analysis |
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| Year | 2026 |
| Language | English |
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| Journal | Journal of Pragmatics |
| Volume | 256 |
| Number | April 2026 |
| Pages | 57-74 |
| URL | Link |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.pragma.2026.01.010 |
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Abstract
This study addresses a methodological issue that is posed by the ways in which a speaker covertly rectifies the recipient's potential misunderstanding. It analyzes Japanese interactions using the methodology of conversation analysis (CA), exploring two practices of rectifying a potential misunderstanding without doing correcting: (1) adding new information that contradicts the recipient's incorrect assumption, and (2) using a similar phrase as possibly framing the speaker's reattempt of the potentially misunderstood talk. Participants may orient to covert rectifications only obscurely. This study demonstrates that CA can address obscure orientations by accumulating relevant observations against the background of cases in which participants orient to a covert rectification more clearly. In the conclusion, it discusses the social significance of covert rectifications.
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