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Publication details [#65895]

Zinken, Jörg and Henrike Helmer. 2019. Das Heißt (“That Means”) for Formulations and Du Meinst (“You Mean”) for Repair? Interpretations of Prior Speakers’ Turns in German. Research on Language and Social Interaction 52 (2) : 159–176.
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Keywords
action | context | formulating | interpretation | repair | speaker | turn
Language as a subject
German
Place, Publisher
Routledge
Journal WWW
www.erlbaum.com/Journals/Electronic/electronic.htm

Annotation

This paper explores turn construction details (TCD) as they enter into actions bidding interpretations of previous talk (PT). Such actions either begin repair or word a conclusion from PT. Das heißt + clause is particularly fit for formulations, du meinst + phrase for repair. The findings state that TCD can systematically enter into social action constitution. Data are in German with English translation.