Chapter 11
Making up one’s mind in second position
Estonian no-preface in action
plans
This chapter discusses preferred responses that are delayed in their
turn by the initial particle no in Estonian. It
demonstrates that the turn-initial time-space may be employed for a
display of “making up one’s mind”, either weighing matters outside
the conversation or something already discussed in the talk. The
paper argues that besides the dichotomous choice between the
preferred and the dispreferred answer format, there are individual
contingencies to consider in committing to future actions as made
relevant in requests, proposals and suggestions. By marking a
transition from prior resistance to compliance with a
no-preface, the speaker indexes that the
emerging response is carefully considered and therefore socially
cohesive.
Article outline
- 1.Introduction
- 2.The data
- 3.
No-preface in full repeat compliances
- 4.
No-preface in verb-repeat compliances
- 5.
No-preface in modified repeat compliances
- 6.
No-prefacing in independently formulated second
pair parts
- 7.Non-compliances and the lack of
no-preface
- 8.Conclusion
-
Notes
-
References
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Transcription conventions
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