SYNONYMS IN ACTION: A CASE STUDY

SYNONYMS IN ACTION: A CASE STUDY

This paper discusses what the methods of conversation analysis (CA) might have to offer the study of linguistic synonymy. It takes as a case study two items commonly held to be synonyms -'actually' and 'in fact'- and shows considerable differences between the two in their interac...

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Main Author: Rebecca Clift
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad de Murcia 2003-05-01
Series:International Journal of English Studies (IJES)
Subjects:
synonymy
conversation analysis (CA)
actually
in fact
Online Access:http://revistas.um.es/ijes/article/view/48631
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spelling doaj-3c48cab04cb84f319d326731282b074e2020-11-24T21:57:26ZengUniversidad de MurciaInternational Journal of English Studies (IJES)1578-70442003-05-013116718810.6018/ijes.3.1.48631SYNONYMS IN ACTION: A CASE STUDYRebecca CliftThis paper discusses what the methods of conversation analysis (CA) might have to offer the study of linguistic synonymy. It takes as a case study two items commonly held to be synonyms -'actually' and 'in fact'- and shows considerable differences between the two in their interactional implementation: they are implicated in the prosecution of differing courses of action. Such cases argue that it is analytically more profitable to consider what a lexical item does in the context of talk than what it means.http://revistas.um.es/ijes/article/view/48631synonymyconversation analysis (CA)actuallyin fact
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SYNONYMS IN ACTION: A CASE STUDY
International Journal of English Studies (IJES)
synonymy
conversation analysis (CA)
actually
in fact
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title SYNONYMS IN ACTION: A CASE STUDY
title_short SYNONYMS IN ACTION: A CASE STUDY
title_full SYNONYMS IN ACTION: A CASE STUDY
title_fullStr SYNONYMS IN ACTION: A CASE STUDY
title_full_unstemmed SYNONYMS IN ACTION: A CASE STUDY
title_sort synonyms in action: a case study
publisher Universidad de Murcia
series International Journal of English Studies (IJES)
issn 1578-7044
publishDate 2003-05-01
description This paper discusses what the methods of conversation analysis (CA) might have to offer the study of linguistic synonymy. It takes as a case study two items commonly held to be synonyms -'actually' and 'in fact'- and shows considerable differences between the two in their interactional implementation: they are implicated in the prosecution of differing courses of action. Such cases argue that it is analytically more profitable to consider what a lexical item does in the context of talk than what it means.
topic synonymy
conversation analysis (CA)
actually
in fact
url http://revistas.um.es/ijes/article/view/48631
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