When the same form does not have the same function : how mothers' lexical repetitions shape the children's emerging linguistic and interactional skills
One of the main problems recipients and speakers have to face when using lexical repetitions is to distinguish the action the speaker is doing when uttering a repetition. The multi-functionality of repetitions makes it harder to explain some of the ambiguities involved in their analysis, and it calls for an analytic division between different actions done by repetitions in which the same form may be used for different functions. Following the interactional phonetics methodological approach, this thesis integrates the methodology of Conversation Analysis and instrumental and impressionistic phonetics to show how mothers and their children negotiate the action done by mothersâ repetitions of the childrenâs previous turns in everyday Brazilian Portuguese conversations. Repetitions to affirm are used as a way of approving the childrenâs articulatory performance and labeling ability. Here the repetition matches the childrenâs prior turn pitch pattern and have minimised phonetic differences. Repetitions to correct pronunciation are produced with significant difference in articulation and pitch pattern, as compared to the childâs prior realisation. The phonetic cues are understood by the children as an
Munhoz Xavier, Carla Cristina
When the same form does not have the same function : how mothers' lexical repetitions shape the children's emerging linguistic and interactional skills. One of the main problems recipients and speakers have to face when using lexical repetitions is to distinguish the action the speaker is doing when uttering a repetition. The multi-functionality of repetitions makes it harder to explain some of the ambiguities involved in their analysis, and it calls for an analytic division between different actions done by repetitions in which the same form may be used for different functions. Following the interactional phonetics methodological approach, this thesis integrates the methodology of Conversation Analysis and instrumental and impressionistic phonetics to show how mothers and their children negotiate the action done by mothersâ repetitions of the childrenâs previous turns in everyday Brazilian Portuguese conversations. Repetitions to affirm are used as a way of approving the childrenâs articulatory performance and labeling ability. Here the repetition matches the childrenâs prior turn pitch pattern and have minimised phonetic differences. Repetitions to correct pronunciation are produced with significant difference in articulation and pitch pattern, as compared to the childâs prior realisation. The phonetic cues are understood by the children as an
form_function mother lexical_repetition shape child emerge linguistic interactional skill one_main problem recipient speaker face use lexical_repetition distinguish action speaker repetition multi functionality repetition make_hard explain ambiguity involve analysis call analytic division different action repetition form may_use different function following interactional phonetics methodological integrate conversation_analysis instrumental impressionistic phonetics show mother_child negotiate action mother repetition child previous turn everyday brazilian portuguese conversation affirm use way approve child articulatory performance label ability repetition match child prior turn pitch pattern minimise phonetic difference correct pronunciation produce significant_difference articulation pitch pattern_compare child prior realisation phonetic cue understood child