Storytelling, repair, preference organization, and person reference.

2021 ◽  
pp. 55-75
Author(s):  
Alexa Hepburn ◽  
Jonathan Potter
Keyword(s):  
Preference Organization ◽  
Person Reference

Self-referring in Korean, with reference to Korean first-person markers

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hye-Kyung Lee
Keyword(s):  
Social Role ◽  
Semantic Theory ◽  
Public Image ◽  
First Person ◽  
Grammatical Category ◽  
Primary Function ◽  
Person Reference ◽  
Lexical Items ◽  
Dictionary Definitions

Lee’s chapter provides a corpus-based analysis of Korean first-person markers by examining the semantic and pragmatic features emerging from their dictionary definitions and their usages in discourse. Specifically, it is demonstrated that the use of the grammatical category of a pronoun does not quite fit the Korean data, because the exceptionally large number of the lexical items are highly specialized in their use. While the first-person markers have the primary function of referring to the speaker, self-referring via first-person markers in Korean is mediated by the speaker’s awareness of his perceived social role or public image, which is expected to conform to honorification norms. The author also argues that the situation with first-person reference in Korean supports the view that the indexical/non-indexical distinction standardly adopted in semantic theory ought to be reconsidered.

Expressing the Self

2018 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Philosophy Of Mind ◽  
The Self ◽  
Epistemic Status ◽  
First Person ◽  
Semantic Categories ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Person Reference ◽  
De Se ◽  
Novel Method ◽  
Cultural Pragmatics

This book addresses different linguistic and philosophical aspects of referring to the self in a wide range of languages from different language families, including Amharic, English, French, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Newari (Sino-Tibetan), Polish, Tariana (Arawak), and Thai. In the domain of speaking about oneself, languages use a myriad of expressions that cut across grammatical and semantic categories, as well as a wide variety of constructions. Languages of Southeast and East Asia famously employ a great number of terms for first-person reference to signal honorification. The number and mixed properties of these terms make them debatable candidates for pronounhood, with many grammar-driven classifications opting to classify them with nouns. Some languages make use of egophors or logophors, and many exhibit an interaction between expressing the self and expressing evidentiality qua the epistemic status of information held from the ego perspective. The volume’s focus on expressing the self, however, is not directly motivated by an interest in the grammar or lexicon, but instead stems from philosophical discussions of the special status of thoughts about oneself, known as de se thoughts. It is this interdisciplinary understanding of expressing the self that underlies this volume, comprising philosophy of mind at one end of the spectrum and cross-cultural pragmatics of self-expression at the other. This unprecedented juxtaposition results in a novel method of approaching de se and de se expressions, in which research methods from linguistics and philosophy inform each other. The importance of this interdisciplinary perspective on expressing the self cannot be overemphasized. Crucially, the volume also demonstrates that linguistic research on first-person reference makes a valuable contribution to research on the self tout court, by exploring the ways in which the self is expressed, and thereby adding to the insights gained through philosophy, psychology, and cognitive science.

Linguistic expression of commands in Lao

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. J. Enfield
Keyword(s):  
Speech Acts ◽  
Social Hierarchy ◽  
National Language ◽  
Linguistic Expression ◽  
Serial Verb Constructions ◽  
Linguistic Resource ◽  
Naturally Occurring ◽  
Verb Constructions ◽  
Person Reference ◽  
Serial Verb

This chapter undertakes a survey of commands and similar speech acts in Lao, the national language of Laos. The survey draws upon a corpus of naturally occurring speech in narratives and conversations recorded in Laos. An important linguistic resource for expressing commands is a system of sentence-final particles. The particles convey subtle distinctions in meaning of commands, including matters of politeness, urgency, entitlement, and expectation. These distinctions are illustrated with examples. Forms of person reference such as names and pronouns also play a role in the formulation of commands, particularly in so far as they relate to a cultural system in which social hierarchy is strongly valued. Various other linguistic issues related to commands are examined, including negative imperatives, complementation, indirect strategies for expressing commands, and serial verb constructions.

Person reference and recognition in shift handovers: An analysis of interactions between Japanese and international care workers

Multilingua ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Junko Mori ◽  
Chiharu Shima
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Conversation Analysis ◽  
Common Ground ◽  
Healthcare Facility ◽  
Learning Activity ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Dual Purpose ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Person Reference ◽  
Central Mode

AbstractThe current study examines how Japanese and international care workers at a geriatric healthcare facility in Japan manage one of the most fundamental elements of handover interactions – person reference and recognition to identify a particular care receiver and discuss their specific conditions and needs. By using Conversation analysis (CA) as a central mode of inquiry, this study examines how the participants approach the establishment of referential common ground while simultaneously attending to the progressivity of ongoing activity, and how written records on care receivers are incorporated into the process. The juxtaposition of three international care workers’ performances effectively illustrates how the international care workers’ performative competence is co-constructed with their Japanese colleagues in this interactive process and how the participants exhibit different kinds of orientations towards the activity arranged for the dual purpose of actual handover and for the international care workers’ language learning and socialization. As a contribution to a growing body of CA studies of second language talk at work, this study considers possible tensions between engaging in a language-learning activity regarding specific linguistic elements during a particular professional activity and learning to become a competent actor in the particular activity.

Altering distance and defining authority

2009 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 238-259 ◽  
Author(s):  
Minna Nevala
Keyword(s):  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Group Membership ◽  
Social Identities ◽  
Third Party ◽  
Altering Distance ◽  
The Social ◽  
Person Reference ◽  
Social Deixis ◽  
Late Modern ◽  
Common Function

This article studies the use of nominal terms and pronouns as a means to refer to a third party, as well as to the writer him/herself and the addressee in written interaction. The purpose is to discuss the concepts of person reference and social deixis by looking at how the interactants’ social identities and interpersonal relationships are encoded in the use of referential terms in Late Modern English letters and journals. The results show that the term friend may be used when the writer has something to gain from it: an actual favour, a reciprocal act of solidarity, or an access to the addressee’s/referent’s in-group. In general, shifting between in-group/out-group membership appears to be a common function for the use of friend. The use of addressee- and self-oriented reference is in turn determined by the social and contextual aspects of appearance, attitude, and authority.

scholarly journals PENGGUNAAN UNSUR REFERENSI DALAM WACANA POLITIK PADA SURAT KABAR BANJARMASIN POST EDISI FEBRUARI 2017

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 150
Author(s):  
Hermansyah Hermansyah
Keyword(s):  
The Political ◽  
Second Person ◽  
Written Discourse ◽  
Political Discourses ◽  
Demonstrative Reference ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
The Third ◽  
Person Reference ◽  
Single Form ◽  
Newspaper Data

Abstract The Use of Reference Elements in Political Discourse on the Newspaper ofBanjarmasin Post February 2017 Edition. The purpose of this study was todescribe the use of elements (1) persona references, (2) demonstrative references,and (3) comparative references contained in written discourse in the dailynewspaper of Banjarmasin Post February 2017 edition. This research is conductedby using qualitative approach with descriptive research method. Sources of data inthis study is the discourse in the newspaper. Data was extracted by usingdocumentation techniques. To analyze the data used qualitative analysistechniques. Based on the results of research on the Use of Reference Elements inPolitical Discourse on Newspaper of Banjarmasin Post Edition February 2017.The conclusion (1) there is the use of elements (a) references persona, (b)demonstrative reference, and (c) comparative reference in the political discourseof the letter news of Banjarmasin Post, February 2017 edition. (2) It is concludedthat of the twenty-four political discourses found it is stated that the more dominantpersona reference is used with 25 words, the demonstrative references with 24words, and comparative references with a single form. The first person referenceexample, that is me, and us, the third persona reference, that is, he, them, and theresearcher does not find a form that contains a second person reference, contains ademonstrative reference of time, ie today, yesterday, later, tomorrow, then, now.Demonstrative reference of place, that is, that, Peat, Batola, Amutai, Jakarta,comparative reference, that is the same thing. Key words: use of reference elements, political discourseAbstrak Penggunaan Unsur Referensi dalam Wacana Politik pada Surat KabarBanjarmasin Post Edisi Februari 2017. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untukmendeskripsikan penggunaan unsur (1) referensi persona, (2) referensidemonstratif, dan (3) referensi komparatif yang terdapat dalam wacana tulis di surat kabar harian Banjarmasin Post edisi Februari Tahun 2017. Penelitian inidilaksanakan dengan menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan metodepenelitian deskriptif. Sumber data dalam penelitian ini adalah wacana dalam suratkabar. Penggalian data ditempuh dengan menggunakan teknik dokumentasi. Untukmenganalisis data digunakan teknik analisis kualitatif. Berdasarkan hasilpenelitian tentang Penggunaan Unsur Referensi dalam Wacana Politik pada SuratKabar Banjarmasin Post Edisi Februari 2017. Diperoleh kesimpulan (1)terdapatnya penggunaan unsur (a) referensi persona, (b) referensi demonstratif,dan (c) referensi komparatif dalam pada wacana politik surat kabar BanjarmasinPost edisi Februari 2017. (2) Disimpulakan bahwa dari dua puluh empat wacanapolitik yang ditemukan dinyatakan bahwa referensi persona lebih dominandigunakan dengan 25 wujud kata, sedangkan referensi demonstratif dengan 24wujud kata, dan referensi komparatif dengan satu wujud kata. Contoh referensipersona pertama, yaitu saya, kami, dan kita, referensi persona ketiga, yaitu -nya,ia, dia, mereka, dan peneliti tidak menemukan wujud kata yang mengandungreferensi persona kedua, mengandung referensi demonstratif waktu, yaitu hari ini,sebelumnya, kemarin, nanti, besok, lalu, saat ini. Referensi demonstratif tempat,yaitu ini, itu, Gambut, Batola, Amutai, Jakarta, referensi komparatif, yaitu halyang sama. Kata-kata kunci: penggunaan unsur referensi, wacana politik

Proficiency and preference organization in second language refusals

2018 ◽  
Vol 129 ◽  
pp. 140-153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saad Al-Gahtani ◽  
Carsten Roever
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Preference Organization
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