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@article{ART001155133},
author={Kyung-Hee Suh},
title={Interactional Functions of Way in Korean Conversation},
journal={The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea},
issn={1226-4822},
year={2004},
volume={12},
number={2},
pages={181-204}

TY - JOUR
AU - Kyung-Hee Suh
TI - Interactional Functions of Way in Korean Conversation
JO - The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea
PY - 2004
VL - 12
IS - 2
PB - The Sociolinguistic Society Of Korea
SP - 181
EP - 204
SN - 1226-4822
AB - This study aims to explore the interactional aspects of the Korean wh-word way and the kinds of action undertaken by this marker from the perspective of conversation analysis. Examination of conversation data reveals that the non-interrogative way is associated less with information and more with emotional expression. In this vein, way in non-interrogative contexts is analyzed as a Discourse Modality Indicator, which is used to index the speaker's cognitive, affective, and interactional stance towards the proposition, the speech acts or the addressee. More specifically, I argue that the functions of way expressing recognition, criticism, challenge and exclamation as well as filling in a necessary interactional space is derived from its referential meaning signifying that 'something is questionable, problematic, unexpected, and extraordinary to the speaker'. Depending on how the speaker handles such doubtful situations, way functions at one of the three levels of communication - cognition, affect and interaction in conversational discourse.
KW - Korean conversation;interjections;non-interrogative way;stance marker;Discourse Modality
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Kyung-Hee Suh. (2004). Interactional Functions of Way in Korean Conversation. The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea, 12(2), 181-204.

Kyung-Hee Suh. 2004, "Interactional Functions of Way in Korean Conversation", The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea, vol.12, no.2 pp.181-204.

Kyung-Hee Suh "Interactional Functions of Way in Korean Conversation" The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea 12.2 pp.181-204 (2004) : 181.

Kyung-Hee Suh. Interactional Functions of Way in Korean Conversation. 2004; 12(2), 181-204.

Kyung-Hee Suh. "Interactional Functions of Way in Korean Conversation" The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea 12, no.2 (2004) : 181-204.

Kyung-Hee Suh. Interactional Functions of Way in Korean Conversation. The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea, 12(2), 181-204.

Kyung-Hee Suh. Interactional Functions of Way in Korean Conversation. The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea. 2004; 12(2) 181-204.

Kyung-Hee Suh. Interactional Functions of Way in Korean Conversation. 2004; 12(2), 181-204.

Kyung-Hee Suh. "Interactional Functions of Way in Korean Conversation" The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea 12, no.2 (2004) : 181-204.