Ono2012
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| BibType | ARTICLE |
| Key | Ono2012 |
| Author(s) | Tsuvoshi Ono, Sandra A. Thompson, Yumi Sasaki |
| Title | Japanese negotiation through emerging final particles in everyday talk |
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| Tag(s) | Interactional Linguistics, Japanese |
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| Year | 2012 |
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| Journal | Discourse Processes |
| Volume | 49 |
| Number | 3-4 |
| Pages | 243–272 |
| URL | Link |
| DOI | 10.1080/0163853X.2012.664759 |
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Abstract
This article focuses on the grammar of Japanese kara ‘because/so’ and kedo ‘but’, traditionally understood as conjunctive particles whose function is to mark a “subordinate” clause and connect it to a following “main” clause. This article shows that, in conversation, these forms are often used turn-finally without an apparent main clause and that they are grammaticizing into final particles functioning to yield a turn. Then lexicalized uses of kara ‘because/so’ exploited for turn continuation purposes are considered, showing that different uses of kara ‘because/so’ reflect various stages of its ongoing change. It is argued that the lexicalized independent conjunction dakara is developing from a “consequential” conjunctive particle connecting two clauses to an independent “non-consequential” form. This article shows that this non-consequential form is used for giving explanations for an assertion in an immediately preceding turn and for (re)claiming a turn. Findings shed light on the grammar of turn continuation and highlight the diachronically and synchronically emergent nature of Japanese interactants' grammar.
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