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Understanding Conversational Joking: A cognitive-pragmatic study based on Russian interactionsNadine Thielemann
[Pragmatics & Beyond New Series 310] 2020
► pp. ix–x
Nadine Thielemann
[Pragmatics & Beyond New Series 310] 2020
► pp. ix–x
Transcription conventions
//
termination of an utterance or turn constructional unit
!
exclamation
?
question
/
continuative intonation
[ ]
overlapping, simultaneous talk
…
hesitation pause
Ma-aš,
lenthening M-možno
ugu
signal of affirmation, acknowledgment
gm
signal of doubt
[
overlapping, simultaneous talk
[
=
latching between two units
(.)
micro pause
(-), (--)
shorter pauses (0.25–0.75 sec.)
(2.0)
estimated duration of pauses longer than 1 sec.
:, ::, :::
lengthening of a syllable, according to its duration
äh
hesitation marker
.h, .hh
breath in, according to its duration
h, hh
breath out, according to its duration
(h)
laughter particle inserted in speech
haha, hehe
syllabic laughter, according to the quality of
hoho
the vowel
akCENT
strong accent, higher volume than surrounding speech pitch contour on the syllable carrying the intonation contour
?
high rising
,
rising to a mid-level
-
constant
;
falling to a mid-level
.
deep falling
((coughs))
para- and nonlinguistic actions and events
<<laughing> >
para- and nonverbal actions and events accompanying speech and their scope
<<drawling> >
interpretive comments and their scope
( )
incomprehensible episode
(tak)
assumed wording
