Turn-taking in English and Japanese: Projectability in Grammar, Intonation and Semantics

by Hiroko Furo

Overview

This book examines turn-taking in English and Japanese conversations and political news interviews to investigate the relationship between language and interaction.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780815340478
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	05/08/2001
Series:	Outstanding Dissertations in Linguistics
Pages:	264
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Hiroko Furo teaches at Illinois Wesleyan University.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Dedication Table of Contents List of Charts, Figures, and Tables Transcription Conventions and Abbreviations 1: Introduction 2: Literature Review 3: Turn-taking in English Conversation 4: Turn-taking in Japanese Conversation 5: Turn-taking in U.S. Political News Interviews 6: Turn-taking in Japanese Political News Interviews 7: Completion Points 8: Speaker Changes 9: Completion Points and Speaker Changes 10: Turn-taking in English and Japanese 11: Conversation and Political News Interviews 12: Conclusion References

Editorial Reviews

"...the book presents detailed analysis of the data from multiple angles in a highly organized manner. It provides empirical evidence as to how English and Japanese turn-taking is structured in two distinct speech situations." — Ryuko Kubota, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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