Metalanguage in Interaction: Hebrew Discourse Markers

Metalanguage in Interaction......Page 2
Editorial page......Page 3
Title page......Page 4
LCC data......Page 5
Dedication......Page 6
Table of contents......Page 8
Transcription conventions......Page 12
Preface......Page 14
Acknowledgments......Page 16
1. Metalanguaging......Page 18
2. Language alternation at discourse markers......Page 19
2.1 Relation to previous approaches to discourse markers......Page 24
3. The data......Page 26
4. Distributional patterning: Negotiating frame shifts via discourse markers......Page 27
5. Defining discourse markers......Page 33
Definition of discourse markers......Page 34
5.1 Previous approaches to prosody in defining discourse markers......Page 37
6. Functional patterning of discourse markers......Page 38
6.1 Previous approaches to realms of operation of discourse markers......Page 43
7. Structural patterning of discourse markers......Page 44
8. Grammaticization of discourse markers......Page 50
8.1 Traugott’s theory of grammaticization and semantic change......Page 54
9. Interacting as an Israeli......Page 56
1. Introduction......Page 58
2. Data......Page 62
3. Hastening co-participant to get on with some non-verbal action......Page 63
4.1.1 Urging a Move on to the Next Episode of a Narrative......Page 69
4.2 Urging further development within a non-narrational topic......Page 72
4.3 Nu as a continuer......Page 76
4.4 Summary of the 'urging further development of topic' function......Page 80
5. Granting permission to perform an action......Page 81
7. Keying functions of nu: joking/provoking......Page 85
7.1 From joking to provoking......Page 86
7.2.1 Nu in combination with 'az ma? ('so what?')......Page 88
8. Grammaticization of nu......Page 91
1. Introduction......Page 96
2. Data......Page 101
3.1 Summary following a list......Page 102
3.2 Summary of episode......Page 104
4. Resumptive bekitsur: Returning to the main topic......Page 108
4.1 Collaboration in returning to the main topic......Page 113
4.2 Returning from interaction-based digressions......Page 120
4.3.1 Following listener-initiated digressions......Page 121
4.3.2.1 Following a story aside......Page 123
4.3.2.2 Following orientation......Page 125
4.3.2.3 Following evaluation......Page 127
4.3.2.4 Organizing the hierarchy of episodes in a story......Page 129
4.4 Returning from insertion sequences......Page 131
5. Foregrounding bekitsur: Introducing a new narrative......Page 133
6. Grammaticization of bekitsur......Page 136
7. Interacting as an Israeli via bekitsur......Page 141
1. Introduction......Page 144
2. Data and methodology......Page 149
3. A quantitative perspective on the different functions of ke'ilu......Page 150
4.1 ke'ilu as a conjunction in the literal sense......Page 151
4.2.1 Post-Positioned ke'ilu as hedge......Page 154
4.2.2 Pre-positioned ke'ilu as hedge......Page 155
4.2.3 Interpersonal constraints on hedging ke'ilu......Page 157
4.3 Ke'ilu as focus marker......Page 160
4.3.1 Pre-positioned ke'ilu as focus marker......Page 162
4.3.2 Post-positioned ke'ilu as focus marker......Page 164
4.3.3 Post-positioned focus-marking ke'ilu in aposiopesis......Page 165
4.3.4 Interpersonal constraints on focus marking ke'ilu......Page 167
4.4 Ke'ilu as discourse marker of self-rephrasal......Page 169
4.4.1 Ke'ilu in self-rephrasals of clarification sequences......Page 171
4.4.2 Self-rephrasal ke'ilu tokens as fillers......Page 174
4.5 Ke'ilu in quotations......Page 175
5. The functional itinerary of ke'ilu......Page 177
6. Grammaticization of ke'ilu in cross-linguistic perspective......Page 182
7. Interacting as an Israeli via ke'ilu......Page 183
1. Introduction......Page 188
3. Interpersonal tov......Page 193
3.1 Acceptance of some state of things......Page 194
3.2 Third turn receipt......Page 197
3.3 Concession......Page 198
3.4 Ironic agreement: Disagreement......Page 202
4.1 Transitional tov into the beginning of a narrative......Page 205
4.2 Transitional tov between the episodes of narrative discourse......Page 206
4.3 Transitional tov returning to an interrupted action......Page 207
4.4 Transitional tov ending a topic/action......Page 208
5.1 Third turn receipt + ending an action......Page 210
5.2 Third turn receipt + transition into following episode/action......Page 212
5.3 Acceptance of some state of things + transition into following episode/action......Page 213
5.4 Concession + transition into following episode/action......Page 215
5.5 Concession and return to main topic......Page 217
6. Grammaticization of tov......Page 218
1.1 Function......Page 224
1.2 Metalaguaging at frame shifts......Page 226
1.3 Structure......Page 227
2.1 Grammaticization of nu, bekitsur, ke'ilu, and tov......Page 231
2.2 Common threads and differences among the 
grammaticization patterns studied......Page 237
2.3 Projectability and grammaticization of constructions......Page 242
3. Interacting as an Israeli......Page 246
Bibliography......Page 250
Texts......Page 265
Author index......Page 268
Subject index......Page 270
The Pragmatics & Beyond New Series......Page 276