Sidnell2006
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| BibType | ARTICLE |
| Key | Sidnell2006 |
| Author(s) | Jack Sidnell |
| Title | Coordinating Gesture, Talk, and Gaze in Reenactments |
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| Tag(s) | EMCA |
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| Year | 2006 |
| Language | English |
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| Journal | Research on Language and Social Interaction |
| Volume | 39 |
| Number | 4 |
| Pages | 377–409 |
| URL | Link |
| DOI | 10.1207/s15327973rlsi3904_2 |
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Abstract
In this article, I examine the coordination of talk, gaze, and gesture in the production of reenactments in conversation. Reenactments involve re-presentations or depictions and are thus distinct from tellings, which are primarily descriptive. A basic question I address concerns how recipients are able to parse a larger telling into those parts of it that narrate or tell about the events being described and those that reenact them. Analysis of several instances suggests that speaker gaze plays a crucial role in this respect. I discuss the relation between reenactments and direct quotation (Holt, 2000) and demonstration (Clark & Gerrig, 1990) as well as the significance of the analysis for current understanding of multimodality in interaction.
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