On prolonging in Korean conversation

Jae-Eun Park (박재은)

On prolonging in Korean conversation

The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea
Abbr : 사회언어학
2013, 21(3), pp.135-155
Publisher : The Sociolinguistic Society Of Korea
Research Area : Humanities > Linguistics

Jae-Eun Park ¹

¹강남대학교

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ABSTRACT

This paper explores the systematic retardation of turn progression in Korean conversation, focusing on the phenomenon of prolonging. Prolonging is defined as a practice whereby speakers suspend the progression of a turn toward a possible completion particularly by drawing on sound stretches as a primary resource. The analysis of data shows that prolonging, observed at a point where the action is more or less recognizable, is used to reinforce the speaker's epistemic or affective stance as well as to project dispreferredness in a way that delays the arrival of a transition-relevance place. I argue that prolonging can be employed at any word boundary as long as the emergent action is recognizable and that it serves as a basis for understanding how readily a turn can be manipulated in the service of practical social actions in Korean conversation. (137 words)

KEYWORDS

conversation analysis, turn construction, sound stretches, progressivity, stance display, dispreferred turns

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