But-prefacing for Refocusing in Public Questioning and Answering

But-prefacing for Refocusing in Public Questioning and Answering

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In this paper, we focus on a special use of but in interactions in which those doing the questioning and answering are accountable for producing talk that is relevant to a third party—an overhearing audience. Specifically, we aim to show how participants leverage the contrastive power of but in tur...

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Main Authors: Ann Tai Choe, Elizabeth Reddington
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Columbia University Libraries 2019-05-01
Series:Studies in Applied Linguistics & TESOL
Online Access:https://journals.library.columbia.edu/index.php/SALT/article/view/1200
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spelling doaj-220d78371fb6413dacb83adb2ee49bcd2020-11-25T02:01:36ZengColumbia University LibrariesStudies in Applied Linguistics & TESOL2689-193X2019-05-0118110.7916/salt.v18i1.1200But-prefacing for Refocusing in Public Questioning and AnsweringAnn Tai ChoeElizabeth Reddington In this paper, we focus on a special use of but in interactions in which those doing the questioning and answering are accountable for producing talk that is relevant to a third party—an overhearing audience. Specifically, we aim to show how participants leverage the contrastive power of but in turn-initial position to refocus following a deviation from the main course of action. https://journals.library.columbia.edu/index.php/SALT/article/view/1200
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description In this paper, we focus on a special use of but in interactions in which those doing the questioning and answering are accountable for producing talk that is relevant to a third party—an overhearing audience. Specifically, we aim to show how participants leverage the contrastive power of but in turn-initial position to refocus following a deviation from the main course of action.
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