Article published in:
Intersections of IntersubjectivityEdited by Lieselotte Brems, Lobke Ghesquière and Freek Van de Velde
[English Text Construction 5:1] 2012
► pp. 128–152
Intersubjectivity and intersubjectification
Typology and operationalization
Lobke Ghesquière | University of Leuven
Lieselotte Brems | Université de Liège
Freek Van de Velde | Research Foundation Flanders
In this paper we present our views on intersubjectivity and intersubjectification with reference to case studies on adjectives, hedges, tags, honorifics, etc. Building on Diessel’s notion of “joint attention” and Traugott’s approach to intersubjectivity, we propose a distinction between three types of intersubjectivity: attitudinal, responsive, and textual. We evaluate and propose formal recognition criteria to operationalize this essentially semantic typology, such as left versus right periphery and prosodic features. In addition, we address the issue of directionality between subjectification and intersubjectification. Rather than seeing subjectivity as a prerequisite for intersubjectivity, we argue that in our typology intersubjective meanings of constructions may diachronically precede subjective ones.
Published online: 20 April 2012
https://doi.org/10.1075/etc.5.1.07ghe
https://doi.org/10.1075/etc.5.1.07ghe
Cited by
Cited by 9 other publications
Boye, Kasper & Peter Harder
Breban, Tine
Hancil, Sylvie
Krawczak, Karolina
TANTUCCI, Vittorio
Tantucci, Vittorio & Aiqing Wang
Van Olmen, Daniël
Van Olmen, Daniël & Hubert Cuyckens
Ziegeler, Debra
This list is based on CrossRef data as of 10 february 2021. Please note that it may not be complete. Sources presented here have been supplied by the respective publishers. Any errors therein should be reported to them.