TY - JOUR A1 - Barth-Weingarten, Dagmar A1 - Ogden, Richard T1 - “Chunking” spoken language BT - Introducing weak cesuras JF - Open linguistics N2 - In this introductory paper to the special issue on “Weak cesuras in talk-in-interaction”, we aim to guide the reader into current work on the “chunking” of naturally occurring talk. It is conducted in the methodological frameworks of Conversation Analysis and Interactional Linguistics – two approaches that consider the interactional aspect of humans talking with each other to be a crucial starting point for its analysis. In doing so, we will (1) lay out the background of this special issue (what is problematic about “chunking” talk-in-interaction, the characteristics of the methodological approach chosen by the contributors, the cesura model), (2) highlight what can be gained from such a revised understanding of “chunking” in talk-in-interaction by referring to previous work with this model as well as the findings of the contributions to this special issue, and (3) indicate further directions such work could take starting from papers in this special issue. We hope to induce a fruitful exchange on the phenomena discussed, across methodological divides. KW - Conversation Analysis KW - Interactional Linguistics KW - prosody KW - phonetics KW - intonation units KW - talk-in-interaction KW - syntax KW - kinetics Y1 - 2021 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1515/opli-2020-0173 SN - 2300-9969 VL - 7 IS - 1 SP - 531 EP - 548 PB - De Gruyter CY - Berlin ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Küttner, Uwe-Alexander T1 - Investigating Inferences in Sequences of Action BT - The Case of Claiming “Just-Now” Recollection with Oh That’s Right JF - Open Linguistics N2 - This paper offers an exploratory Interactional Linguistic account of the role that inferences play in episodes of ordinary conversational interaction. To this end, it systematically reconsiders the conversational practice of using the lexico-syntactic format oh that’s right to implicitly claim “just-now” recollection of something previously known, but momentarily confused or forgotten. The analyses reveal that this practice typically occurs as part of a larger sequential pattern that the participants orient to and which serves as a procedure for dealing with, and generating an account for, one participant’s production of an inapposite action. As will be shown, the instantiation and progressive realization of this sequential procedure requires local inferential work from the participants. While some facets of this inferential work appear to be shaped by the particular context of the ongoing interaction, others are integral to the workings of the sequence as such. Moreover, the analyses suggest that participants’ understanding of oh that’s right as embodying an implicit memory claim rests on an inference which is based on a kind of semanticpragmatic compositionality. The paper thus illustrates how inferences in conversational interaction can be systematically studied and points to the merits of combining an interactional and a linguistic perspective. KW - Interactional Linguistics KW - Conversation Analysis KW - inferences KW - action recognition KW - forgetfulness KW - confusion KW - recollection KW - oh that’s right Y1 - 2018 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1515/opli-2018-0006 SN - 2300-9969 VL - 4 IS - 1 SP - 101 EP - 126 PB - de Gruyter CY - Berlin ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Küttner, Uwe-Alexander T1 - Rhythmic analyses as a proof-procedure? BT - An initial observation on rhythmicity and projection JF - Prosodie und Phonetik in der Interaktion = Prosody and phonetics in interaction N2 - 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. N2 - Dieser primär interaktional-linguistisch ausgerichtete Beitrag berichtet von einem Problemfall im Nachweis von Teilnehmerorientierung an den Turn-Fortführung projizierenden Eigenschaften einiger turn-initialer "Demonstrative-Cleft- Konstruktionen" (DCs). Es wird gezeigt, dass rhythmische Analysen diesbezüglich hilfreich sein können, da sie im konkreten Fall rhythmische Regularitäten erkennen lassen, die eine sprecherseitige Orientierung an einer projizierten Turn-Fortführung nahelegen. Vorausgegangene sequenzielle Analysen und Analysen von Turn-Design werden somit bedeutsam durch rhythmische Analysen ergänzt, um zusätzliche Evidenzen für Teilnehmerorientierungen zu erfassen. Abschließend werde ich auf potenziell weitreichendere Zusammenhänge zwischen Rhythmizität und Projektion in der Interaktion hinweisen und einen provisorischen Ausblick hinsichtlich der möglichen Verwendung rhythmischer Analysen als Analysewerkzeug in der Konversationsanalyse und der Interaktionalen Linguistik geben. KW - Interaktionale Linguistik KW - Sprechrhythmus und Rhythmische Analyse KW - Methode KW - Teilnehmerorientierung KW - Turnkonstruktionseinheiten KW - Projektion KW - Demonstrative Clefts KW - Interactional Linguistics KW - Speech Rhythm and Rhythmic Analysis KW - Method KW - Participant Orientation KW - Turn-Constructional Units KW - Projection KW - Demonstrative Clefts Y1 - 2014 UR - http://verlag-gespraechsforschung.de/2014/pdf/kuettner-audio.pdf SN - 978-3-936656-60-2 SP - 46 EP - 69 PB - Verlag für Gesprächsforschung CY - Mannheim ER -