PekarekDoehler2011
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| BibType | INCOLLECTION |
| Key | PekarekDoehler2011 |
| Author(s) | Simona Pekarek Doehler |
| Title | Clause-combining and the sequencing of actions: Projector constructions in French talk-in-interaction |
| Editor(s) | Ritva Laury, Ryoko Suzuki |
| Tag(s) | Interactional Linguistics, EMCA, Projection, Sequence organization, French, Grammar |
| Publisher | John Benjamins |
| Year | 2011 |
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| City | Amsterdam / Philadelphia |
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| Pages | 103–148 |
| URL | Link |
| DOI | 10.1075/slsi.24.06doe |
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| Book title | Subordination in Conversation: A Cross-linguistic Perspective |
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Abstract
This paper extends recent discussions on projector constructions to another language (French), and to a further set of linguistic formats. I propose a reanalysis, in the light of the sequential organization of actions, of the je veux dire ‘I want to say’+ complement clause pattern, the il y a ‘there is’ presentational cleft and the pseudocleft construction. I first identify a recurrent constructional schema consisting of an initial ‘fragment’ (je veux dire, il y a NP or ce qui/ce que x) followed by a syntactically independent stretch of talk. I then show that these fragments routinely accomplish a specific social action, namely projecting upcoming talk. By means of these projector constructions, speakers recipient-design their turns, helping recipients to monitor through the complex architecture of talk. I conclude by discussing implications regarding the on-line character of grammar.
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