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Seuren, Lucas M. 2018. Assessing Answers: Action Ascription in Third Position. Research on Language and Social Interaction 51 (1) : 33–51.
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Place, Publisher
Routledge

Annotation

This article handles evaluations employed in third position to get replies to questions. It claims that participants differentiate between two evaluation types: evaluative and deontic assessments. By assuming a special stance in third position, speakers show their comprehension of what the reply was doing and can actively attribute an action to it. They thence construct and upkeep intersubjectivity architecture.