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Les demandes de définition en français parlé. Aspects grammaticaux et interactionnels
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Stefani, Elwys De |
| Copyright Year | 2005 |
| Abstract | This article aims to analyze a construction which is commonly described as an interrogative structure that speakers use to ask for a clarification of a comprehension problem. In spoken French, ca veut dire quoi? seems to be the most employed form when clarification is required. In many cases, the structure is followed or preceded by a constituent which is co-referential to the clitic ca, thus leading to a dislocated construction, such as ca veut dire quoi quinquennal? First, these forms - as well as similar expressions, like qu'est-ce que ca veut dire - will be analyzed with regards to their information structure (topic/focus). Thereafter, the emphasis is put on the functions which these constructions accomplish in interaction, whereby their sequential positioning as part of an adjacency pair (of the question-answer type) is taken into account. If in numerous cases the second part of the adjacency pair is expected to be ca veut dire..., in other cases the «answer»-part is expressed in another way. On these bases, the analysis will identify the different discourse tasks that speakers engaged in an interaction accomplish by using these forms. |
| Starting Page | 147 |
| Ending Page | 163 |
| Page Count | 17 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Volume Number | 41 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://doc.rero.ch/record/19025/files/09_Destefani_147-163.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://www.unine.ch/files/live/sites/islc/files/Tranel/41/09_Destefani_147-163.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
