Eerdmans2007
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| BibType | ARTICLE |
| Key | Eerdmans2007 |
| Author(s) | Susan L. Eerdmans, Micaela DiCandia |
| Title | Watching paint dry: the sequentiality of idiomatic expressions in NS-NS and NS-NNS talk-in-interaction |
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| Tag(s) | EMCA, Conversation Analysis, Non-native speaker, Idiomatic Expressions, Sequence organization, Topic, Transition |
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| Year | 2007 |
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| Journal | Discourse Studies |
| Volume | 9 |
| Number | 5 |
| Pages | 579–595 |
| URL | Link |
| DOI | 10.1177/1461445607081268 |
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Abstract
Conversation analysis research on naturally occurring NS-NS talk-in-interaction (Drew and Holt, 1988, 1995, 1998; Holt and Drew, 2005) has revealed that participants observably orient to shared expectations of the socio-interactional role of idiomatic expressions, particularly with regard to topic termination and transition. This study has analysed NS-NNS, as well as NS-NS, spontaneous conversation in order to evaluate and uncover recurrent features associated with the use of such expressions. Two main sequential patterns have been observed: one, occurring in both NS-NS and NS-NNS talk, is connected with topic termination and transition, in some (NS-NS) cases being extended to allow for the negotiation of interactional alignment between participants; the other, a `negotiative metatalk sequence', follows idiomatic expressions at points of possible topic conclusion and deals with NS-NNS trouble spots in which conversational participants' lack of shared understanding triggers coordinated negotiatory action that clears the way for the introduction of a new topic.
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