Article published in:
Evidentiality in InteractionEdited by Janis B. Nuckolls and Lev Michael
[Benjamins Current Topics 63] 2014
► pp. 127–153
“Who knows best?”
Evidentiality and epistemic asymmetry in conversation
Jack Sidnell | University of Toronto
This essay reviews current work in conversation analysis with an eye to what it might contribute to the study of evidentiality and epistemic asymmetry. After a brief review of some aspects of the interactional organization of conversation, I turn to consider the way in which participants negotiate relative epistemic positioning through the use of particular practices of speaking. The analytic focus here is on agreements and confirmations especially in assessment sequences. In conclusion, I consider a single case in which various practices are employed to convey a delicate balance of knowledge and simultaneously to attend to a range of other, non-epistemic, interactional issues.
Published online: 19 June 2014
https://doi.org/10.1075/bct.63.08sid
https://doi.org/10.1075/bct.63.08sid
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