@article{Kuettner2014, author = {K{\"u}ttner, Uwe-Alexander}, title = {Rhythmic analyses as a proof-procedure?}, series = {Prosodie und Phonetik in der Interaktion = Prosody and phonetics in interaction}, journal = {Prosodie und Phonetik in der Interaktion = Prosody and phonetics in interaction}, publisher = {Verlag f{\"u}r Gespr{\"a}chsforschung}, address = {Mannheim}, isbn = {978-3-936656-60-2}, pages = {46 -- 69}, year = {2014}, abstract = {This paper reports a problematic case of unequivocally evidencing participant orientation to the projective force of some turn-initial demonstrative wh-clefts (DCs) within the framework of Conversation Analysis (CA) and Interactional Linguistics (IL). Conducting rhythmic analyses appears helpful in this regard, in that they disclose rhythmic regularities which suggest a speaker's orientation towards a projected turn continuation. In this particular case, rhythmic analyses can therefore be shown to meaningfully complement sequential analyses and analyses of turn-design, so as to gather additional evidence for participant orientations. In conclusion, I will point to possibly more extensive relations between rhythmicity and projection and proffer a tentative outlook for the usability of rhythmic analyses as an analytic tool in CA and IL.}, language = {en} }