Chapter published in:
Emergent Syntax for Conversation: Clausal patterns and the organization of actionEdited by Yael Maschler, Simona Pekarek Doehler, Jan Lindström and Leelo Keevallik
[Studies in Language and Social Interaction 32] 2020
► pp. 221–244
Grammatical coordination of embodied action
The Estonian ja ‘and’ as a temporal organizer of Pilates moves
This paper looks at the Estonian
coordinating conjunction ja ‘and’
in video-recorded Pilates classes, focusing on the
instructors’ practical problem of making the
students perform proper movement sequences. It shows
how grammatical coordination emerges within a
multimodal activity in which the instructor’s talk
both directs and responds to student performance. As
opposed to the frequent juxtaposition of clauses
without connectors, explicit coordination with
ja is used for the overall
structuring of the class as well as the temporal
extension of talk to achieve synchronicity of vocal
and embodied behavior. In contrast to formal
theories that consider grammar as a device for
coherent expression of pre-planned propositions,
this study argues that grammatical structure emerges
as part of practical action across participants and
modalities.
Keywords: coordination, conjunction, Estonian, synchronization
Published online: 17 February 2020
https://doi.org/10.1075/slsi.32.08kee
https://doi.org/10.1075/slsi.32.08kee
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