Publications

Publication details [#53064]

Potter, Jonathan and Alexa Hepburn. 2010. Putting aspiration into words: ‘Laugh particles’, managing descriptive trouble and modulating action. Journal of Pragmatics 42 (6) : 1543–1555.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

action | interaction | laughter | particle | problem solving

Place, Publisher

Elsevier

Journal WWW

www.sciencedirect.com/web-editions

Annotation

This study discusses the phenomenon of ‘laugh particles’, interpolated within words, and their function in interaction. It illustrates two uses of ‘interpolated particles of aspiration’ (IPAs): managing descriptive problems and arranging action.