The chapters of this volume have taken important first steps toward the ultimate goal that all contributors to this volume share: The creation of comprehensive grammars of talk-in-interaction in specific languages, which are based on, and true to, how language is used in interaction. In this… read more
In this chapter, we introduce the background for the studies in this volume. We review the treatment of grammar in Conversation Analysis and Interactional Linguistics and introduce the basic concepts in this analytical approach. We then discuss how interactional perspectives may relate to… read more
This chapter explores constructions with the copula verb er ‘is’ in Danish. Practices employing zero copula assessments, stressed copulas and cases where syntax requires overt copula are described. Data are informal Danish interactions. The constructions are analyzed using Conversation… read more
Earlier investigations claim that there are two OKAY types in Danish: okay1, with falling pitch, occurring mainly in third position, indicating sufficient understanding, and okay2, with rising pitch, indicating so-far understanding and that a projected trajectory may continue. We have examined… read more
