Chapter published in:
Mobilizing Others: Grammar and lexis within larger activitiesEdited by Carmen Taleghani-Nikazm, Emma Betz and Peter Golato
[Studies in Language and Social Interaction 33] 2020
► pp. 147–174
Chapter 6Linguistic structures emerging in the synchronization of a Pilates
class
Leelo Keevallik | Linköping University
This chapter targets grammar in the interactive process
between a Pilates teacher and the exercising students, an activity context
in which instruction and compliance can be designed to merge in time. It
shows how linguistic structure, such as counts, formula, and phrases,
emerges step-by-step sensitively to the others’ currently moving bodies. At
the same time, the situation-designed structures direct the students through
the partially known moves. In contrast to formal theories that consider
grammar as a device for coherent expression of propositions, this study
argues that grammatical structure emerges through recurrent use in a
specific activity context. The video-recorded data is in Estonian.
Keywords: interactional linguistics, embodiment, instruction, emergent grammar, rhythm, synchronization, Estonian, formula, counting, repetition
Article outline
- Introduction
- The data
- Counting and synchronization
- Formula repetition and synchronization
- The segment-by-segment emergence of linguistic structure
- Conclusion
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Notes -
Additional transcription and glossing conventions -
References
Published online: 13 May 2020
https://doi.org/10.1075/slsi.33.06kee
https://doi.org/10.1075/slsi.33.06kee
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