Getting Acquainted in Conversation: A study of initial interactions
Jan Svennevig
[Pragmatics & Beyond New Series, 64] 2000. x, 384 pp.
Jan Svennevig
List of John Benjamins publications for which Jan Svennevig plays a role.
Title
Subjects Discourse studies | Pragmatics
Articles
2012 By three means: The pragmatic functions of three Norwegian quotatives Quotatives: Cross-linguistic and cross-disciplinary perspectives, Buchstaller, Isabelle and Ingrid van Alphen (eds.), pp. 37–68 | Article
Whereas research in the Anglophone world has concentrated on the global spread of like, this paper sets out to comparatively discuss three Norwegian quotative markers bare ‘just’, liksom ‘like’ and sånn ‘such/like (this/that)’. Similarly to like, the Norwegian quotatives derive from pragmatic… read more
2005 Review of Gardner & Wagner (2004): Second Language Conversations Languages in Contrast 5:2, pp. 296–301 | Review
2003 Echo answers in native/non-native interaction Pragmatics 13:2, pp. 285–309 | Article
An echo answer is an answer that repeats elements of the question. This response form occurs after yes/noquestions and “statements about B-events”. The current study is based on data from native/non-native institutional interaction, and echo answers are shown to play an important role in certain… read more