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This article explores the interrelatedness between language and the body in the delimitation of multi-TCU turns in Mandarin face-to-face interaction. Based on video recordings of Mandarin conversation, this study describes a recurrent pattern of body movements: forward lean and return of the body. T...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Szczepek Reed, Beatrice, 1973- (Editor ), Raymond, Geoffrey (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, [2013]
Colección:Studies in language and social interaction ; v. 25.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This article explores the interrelatedness between language and the body in the delimitation of multi-TCU turns in Mandarin face-to-face interaction. Based on video recordings of Mandarin conversation, this study describes a recurrent pattern of body movements: forward lean and return of the body. This type of body movements is relevant to the initiation and possible completion of multi-TCU turns and actions implemented through them. People deploy multiple resources, including language and the body, to indicate and recognize the boundaries of larger projects in interaction. The body may converge or diverge with other resources in the projection of their possible completion. It also provides participants with a resource to deal with contingencies in the construction of extended turns in interaction.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (vi, 378 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789027271310
9027271313
1299966403
9781299966406
ISSN:1879-3983 ;