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9781107404922

Person Reference in Interaction

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  • ISBN13:

    9781107404922

  • ISBN10:

    1107404924

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2012-07-19
  • Publisher: Cambridge Univ Pr

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Summary

This book was first published in 2007. How do we refer to people in everyday conversation? No matter the language or culture, we must choose from a range of options: full name ('Robert Smith'), reduced name ('Bob'), description ('tall guy'), kin term ('my son') etc. Our choices reflect how we know that person in context, and allow us to take a particular perspective on them. This book brings together a team of leading linguists, sociologists and anthropologists to show that there is more to person reference than meets the eye. Drawing on video-recorded, everyday interactions in nine languages, it examines the fascinating ways in which we exploit person reference for social and cultural purposes, and reveals the underlying principles of person reference across cultures from the Americas to Asia to the South Pacific. Combining rich ethnographic detail with cross-linguistic generalizations, it will be welcomed by researchers and graduate students interested in the relationship between language and culture.

Table of Contents

Person reference in interaction
Person Reference as a System
Two preferences in the organization of reference to persons in conversation and their interaction (1979)
Optimizing person reference - evidence from repair on Rossel Island
Alternative recognitionals in person reference
Meanings of the unmarked: why 'default' person reference does more than just refer
The Person Reference System in Operation
Conveying who you are: the presentation of self, strictly speaking
Person reference in Yucatec Maya
Principles of person reference in Tzeltal
Non-initial person reference in Korean: choosing between quasi-pronouns
Person reference in Tzotzil gossip: referring dupliciter
The Person Reference System in Trouble
Intersubjectivity and progressivity in person (and place) reference
Repairing person reference in a small Caribbean community
Reference and 'reference dangereuse' to persons in Kilivila: an overview and case study
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