Patterns of construction in spoken French
TCU-initial discourse markers and spans of projection
This paper aims at discussing the relationships of turn construction, interactional units and projectability with especial regard to projections triggered by TCU-initially placed items, for instance discourse markers. Supported by data taken from contemporary spoken French, the main purpose of this piece is to theorize and describe these patterns of projection and to elicit from them constructional convergences. The theoretical statement is complemented by the exemplary analysis of a French talk-show conversation in which the turn-initially placed items feature prominently in the interlocutors’ discussion. This can be demonstrated through the study of certain linguistic mechanisms of coherence on different hierarchical levels. Special focus is placed on the implicit argumentative relations that the analyzed projection patterns establish.
Article outline
- Introduction
- 1.How can we define the units that conversations are made up of?
- 1.1Turn-constructional units as basic units of conversational speech
- 1.2TCUs as seen from within the conversational interaction
- 2.The TCU conceived as a span of projection
- 2.1The role of projection in the construction of conversational talk
- Syntactic projection
- Prosodic projection
- Pragmatic projection
- 2.2Projection patterns in Interaction: TCU-initially placed elements
- 2.3Discourse markers at a TCU-initial position
- 3.The projective potential of emerging constructions
- 4.Conclusion
- Notes
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