Making referents accessible in multi-party interaction

Authors

  • Chiara M. Monzoni Dept. of Finnish, Finno-Ugric and Scandinavian Studies, Helsingin yliopisto
  • Ritva Laury Dept. of Finnish, Finno-Ugric and Scandinavian Studies, Helsingin yliopisto

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12697/jeful.2015.6.2.02

Keywords:

multimodality, multiperson conversation, reference, accessibility, Finnish, Italian

Abstract

The paper discusses cases in which referents that have not been mentioned previously are assessed without any overt mention of those referents but are rather made accessible through multimodal means, which are finely calibrated with what else is going on in the conversation. The authors suggest that the cases discussed raise important questions about reference and referentiality. The data are multiperson conversations in Italian and Finnish.

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Published

2015-12-18

How to Cite

Monzoni, C. M., & Laury, R. (2015). Making referents accessible in multi-party interaction. Eesti Ja Soome-Ugri Keeleteaduse Ajakiri. Journal of Estonian and Finno-Ugric Linguistics, 6(2), 43–62. https://doi.org/10.12697/jeful.2015.6.2.02

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 2 (2015): Special issue "Referential devices in Uralic languages"

Section

Articles