Negotiation Of Contingent Talk: The Japanese Interactional Particles <i>ne </i>and <i>sa</i> (pragmatics & Beyond New Series)

Annotation Observing naturally occurring talk-in-interaction in Japanese, this book examines how Japanese speakers segment their talk into relevant interactional units and use particles such as ne and sa to accomplish local pragmatic work. The study provides a conversation analytic, action-oriented account for the ubiquity of such particles in Japanese talk. The study argues that such particles are important resources for Japanese speakers to negotiate and fine-tune particular conversational contingencies within the emerging sequential environment of the talk. Various examples show that prospective alignment and the negotiability of conversational next action are ever-present issues for Japanese conversationalists and are handled at the precise moment of their relevance through interlocutors deployment of ne and sa. This study thus adds to the literature on Japanese conversational interaction a novel understanding of particle use in its synthesis of functional linguistics and conversation analysis P&BNS 137 Negotiation of Contingent Talk 2 Editorial page 3 Title page 4 LCC data 5 Dedication 6 Table of contents 8 Acknowledgments 12 Transcript conventions 14 Abbreviations used in the interlinear gloss 16 Introduction 18 1.1. Phenomena 18 1.2. Theoretical framework 22 1.2.1. Previous studies of particles and considerations of terminology 22 1.2.2. Pragmatics and Japanese interactional particles 25 1.2.3. Functional Linguistics to Interactional Linguistics 26 1.2.4. Conversation Analysis 29 1.3. Objectives 36 1.4. Data 38 1.5. Organization of the study 40 Notes 41 Review of previous research 42 2.1. Final particles vs. insertion particles 42 2.2. Syntagmatic analysis 44 2.3. Association with gender 47 2.4. Association with speech style 48 2.5. Association with modality 50 2.6. Cognitive approaches 55 2.7. Indexicality 60 2.8. Intonation 60 2.9. An interactional perspective 63 2.10. Summary of Chapter 2 64 Notes 65 Interactionally-relevant units 66 3.1. Do "final particles'' actually occur at final positions? 68 3.1.1. "Sentence-final'' position vs. "sentence-internal'' position 68 3.1.2. Beyond the sentential notion of interactional particles 75 3.1.3. Turn-final vs. turn-internal use 76 3.2. What kind of unit is being made relevant by these particles? 86 3.2.1. Intonation units 87 3.2.2. Pragmatic completion points 91 3.2.3. Interactionally-relevant units 95 3.3. Summary of Chapter 3 108 Notes 110 Interactional particle ne 112 4.1. Introduction 112 4.2. Alignment in action 114 4.3. Ne in action initiation 116 4.3.1. Turn-initial position of initiating an action 116 4.3.2. Ne with "pre-starts'' 120 4.3.3. How ne subserves to elicit a specific action 122 4.3.4. Indication of ne-speakers' interactional concerns as local pragmatic work 132 4.4. Ne in assessment 136 4.4.1. Obligatory marking with ne 138 4.5. Ne in other responsive positions 148 4.6. Ne in questions 152 4.6.1. Cases with the question marker ka plus the interactional particle ne 154 4.7. Ne in the third position of question sequences 159 4.8. Summary of Chapter 4 164 4.9. Conclusion 166 Notes 167 Interactional particle sa 170 5.1. Introduction 170 5.1.1. Previous studies of sa 173 5.1.2. Negotiability of the talk's elements 175 5.2. Prospective non-negotiability in actions 177 5.3. Sa in disjunctive actions 179 5.3.1. Marking onset of different phases in activity 179 5.3.2. Marking a topic change 187 5.3.3. "Unilateral departure'' 192 5.4. Prospective non-negotiability of other kinds of moves 198 5.4.1. Temporarily shifting the focal referent as a prospective non-negotiable move 199 5.4.2. Prospective non-negotiability in the initiation of assessment 201 5.5. Repetitive use of sa in narratives 212 5.6. Summary of Chapter 5 223 Notes 225 Concluding remarks 228 6.1. The notion of the unit in Japanese talk 228 6.2. Particularized functions 231 6.3. Learning to use interactional particles 234 6.4. Interactional particles and speech style 236 6.5. Towards a better understanding of the practices of social order 237 6.6. Conclusion 238 Notes 238 References 240 Index 254 The series Pragmatics & Beyond New Series 258 9789027253804 Observing Naturally Occurring Talk-in-interaction In Japanese, This Book Examines How Japanese Speakers Segmentize Their Talk For One Another And How Such Segmented Talk, Especially When Marked With Interactional Particles Such As Ne And Sa, Is Deployed For Accomplishing Local Pragmatic Work. The Study Provides A Conversation Analytic, Action-oriented Account For The Ubiquity Of Such Particles In Japanese Talk. The Study Argues That Such Particles Are Important Resources For Japanese Speakers To Negotiate And Fine-tune Particular Conversational Contingencies Within The Emerging Sequential Environment Of The Talk. Various Examples Show That Prospective Alignment And The Negotiability Of Conversational Next Action Are Ever-present Issues For Japanese Conversationalists And Are Handled At The Precise Moment Of Their Relevance Through Interlocutors' Deployment Of Ne And Sa. This Study Thus Adds To The Literature On Japanese Conversational Interaction A Novel Understanding Of Particle Use In Its Synthesis Of Functional Linguistics And Conversation Analysis.--book Jacket. Ch. 1. Introduction -- Ch. 2. Review Of Previous Research : Aspects Of Japanese Particles -- Ch. 3. Interactionally-relevant Units -- Ch. 4. Interactional Particle Ne -- Ch. 5. Interactional Particle Sa -- Ch. 6. Concluding Remarks. Emi Morita. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [223]-236) And Index.