Turn-taking in English and Japanese: Projectability in Grammar, Intonation and Semantics

Hiroko Furo

Turn-taking in English and Japanese: Projectability in Grammar, Intonation and Semantics
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Inc
Country
United States
Published
8 May 2001
Pages
264
ISBN
9780815340478

Turn-taking in English and Japanese: Projectability in Grammar, Intonation and Semantics

Hiroko Furo

This book examines turn-taking in English and Japanese conversations and political news interviews to investigate the relationship between language and interaction. The study reveals that turn-taking systems are modified by linguistic, cultural and situational constraints as well as by interactional needs; however, the modifications are implemented in orderly ways.

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