Plug, L (2015) Discourse constraints on prosodic marking in lexical replacement repair. Journal of Pragmatics, 87. pp. 80-104. ISSN 0378-2166
Abstract
This paper reports on an investigation of instances of lexical replacement repair, in which a speaker replaces one lexical choice with another, sampled from Dutch spontaneous interaction. The study is driven by the question as to what motivates a speaker to produce a particular instance of self-repair with or without ‘prosodic marking’ ― with or without notable prosodic prominence ― and the notion that a close consideration of the discourse context in which the repair is embedded, and its function in that context, is paramount in addressing this question. The study explores the empirical grounds for two proposals regarding the function of prosodic marking: one in which marking is a response to the speaker’s embarrassment or unease at the error or infelicity, and one in which marking is done for the listener’s benefit, to highlight particularly important information. This paper describes three discourse contexts in which prosodic marking is notably common, and argues that both proposals find some support in these contexts. The analysis suggests that speakers’ decisions for or against prosodic marking are based at least on considerations of epistemic authority, precision and exaggeration, and discourse coherence.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. This is an author produced version of a paper published in Journal of Pragmatics. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Self-repair; prosody; discourse coherence; epistemic authority; precision and exaggeration |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > School of Languages Cultures & Societies (Leeds) > Linguistics & Phonetics (Leeds) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number ESRC RES-062-025-0417 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 31 Jul 2015 14:54 |
Last Modified: | 26 Jun 2019 12:43 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pragma.2015.07.005 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.pragma.2015.07.005 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:88400 |