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@article{ART002180707},
author={Kyung-Hee Suh},
title={I mean as a Marker of ‘Interpersonal Repair’ in Crisis Negotiations},
journal={The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea},
issn={1226-4822},
year={2016},
volume={24},
number={3},
pages={223-247},
doi={10.14353/sjk.2016.24.3.08}

TY - JOUR
AU - Kyung-Hee Suh
TI - I mean as a Marker of ‘Interpersonal Repair’ in Crisis Negotiations
JO - The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea
PY - 2016
VL - 24
IS - 3
PB - The Sociolinguistic Society Of Korea
SP - 223
EP - 247
SN - 1226-4822
AB - This study investigates the discourse marker I mean in two transcripts of the 1993 Waco siege negotiations, paying special attention to its discursive use as a marker of ‘interpersonal repair’. Both quantitative and qualitative studies are carried out with a view to presenting its uses by two types of participants – the FBI and the Person of Interest (POI) - and the goals of a given negotiation. Where the FBI debate Judy’s release, I mean is frequently used by the FBI to stress the utmost urgency of having to treat Judy’s wounds; in the other set of data, however, it is used by the POI to bolster his position while blaming the other party, in the context of a more confrontational conversation between the POI and FBI. The finding suggests that I mean in crisis negotiations can be used to indicate that an upcoming adjustment is made in a more strengthening way, providing a noticeable contrast to previous findings where I mean serves as a mitigator, presaging a less-face threatening rephrasing of interpersonal repair. The finding further suggests that I mean’s basic meaning is particularized by both the goals of the talk it occurs and the specific negotiation situation.
KW - discourse marker I mean;crisis negotiation;adjustment;interpersonal repair
DO - 10.14353/sjk.2016.24.3.08
ER -

Kyung-Hee Suh. (2016). I mean as a Marker of ‘Interpersonal Repair’ in Crisis Negotiations. The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea, 24(3), 223-247.

Kyung-Hee Suh. 2016, "I mean as a Marker of ‘Interpersonal Repair’ in Crisis Negotiations", The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea, vol.24, no.3 pp.223-247. Available from: doi:10.14353/sjk.2016.24.3.08

Kyung-Hee Suh "I mean as a Marker of ‘Interpersonal Repair’ in Crisis Negotiations" The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea 24.3 pp.223-247 (2016) : 223.

Kyung-Hee Suh. I mean as a Marker of ‘Interpersonal Repair’ in Crisis Negotiations. 2016; 24(3), 223-247. Available from: doi:10.14353/sjk.2016.24.3.08

Kyung-Hee Suh. "I mean as a Marker of ‘Interpersonal Repair’ in Crisis Negotiations" The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea 24, no.3 (2016) : 223-247.doi: 10.14353/sjk.2016.24.3.08

Kyung-Hee Suh. I mean as a Marker of ‘Interpersonal Repair’ in Crisis Negotiations. The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea, 24(3), 223-247. doi: 10.14353/sjk.2016.24.3.08

Kyung-Hee Suh. I mean as a Marker of ‘Interpersonal Repair’ in Crisis Negotiations. The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea. 2016; 24(3) 223-247. doi: 10.14353/sjk.2016.24.3.08

Kyung-Hee Suh. I mean as a Marker of ‘Interpersonal Repair’ in Crisis Negotiations. 2016; 24(3), 223-247. Available from: doi:10.14353/sjk.2016.24.3.08

Kyung-Hee Suh. "I mean as a Marker of ‘Interpersonal Repair’ in Crisis Negotiations" The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea 24, no.3 (2016) : 223-247.doi: 10.14353/sjk.2016.24.3.08