Quan-Ma2019
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| BibType | ARTICLE |
| Key | Quan-Ma2019 |
| Author(s) | Lihong Quan, Jinlong Ma |
| Title | A study of repeat-formatted repair initiations in Mandarin Chinese conversation |
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| Tag(s) | EMCA, Mandarin, Epistemic stance, Epistemics, Repair, Repeats |
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| Year | 2019 |
| Language | English |
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| Journal | Chinese Language and Discourse |
| Volume | 10 |
| Number | 2 |
| Pages | 158-186 |
| URL | Link |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1075/cld.18014.qua |
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Abstract
Using the methodology of Conversation Analysis (or CA), this study examines three types of other-initiated repair initiators (henceforth OIs) that repeats some element in the trouble-source (henceforth repeats) in Chinese conversation: repeats suffixed with question particles ma (吗), repeats suffixed with question particles a (啊), and question-intonated repeats. It attempts to explore the differences between these typical formats, in terms of their forms/functions and the epistemic stance of the speaker who initiates repair. The main research findings indicate that question-intonated repeat implements an understanding check while repeat suffixed with question particles (ma or a) tends to serve different functions, in that, ma-suffixed repeat is inquiry-implicated while a-suffixed repeat contributes to constructing surprise, (dis)agreement or (dis)belief.
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