Person Reference in Interaction: Linguistic, Cultural and Social Perspectives

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511486746

How do we refer to people in everyday conversation? No matter the language or culture, we must choose from a range of options: full name ('Robert Smith'), reduced name ('Bob'), description ('tall guy'), kin term ('my son') etc. Our choices reflect how we know that person in context, and allow us to take a particular perspective on them. This book brings together a team of leading linguists, sociologists and anthropologists to show that there is more to person reference than meets the eye. Drawing on video-recorded, everyday interactions in nine languages, it examines the fascinating ways in which we exploit person reference for social and cultural purposes, and reveals the underlying principles of person reference across cultures from the Americas to Asia to the South Pacific. Combining rich ethnographic detail with cross-linguistic generalizations, it will be welcomed by researchers and graduate students interested in the relationship between language and culture.

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv
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List of contributors
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Preface
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- By Tanya Stivers, N. J. Enfield
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1 - Person reference in interaction
pp 1-20
- By Tanya Stivers, Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics Nijmegen, The Netherlands, N. J. Enfield, Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics Nijmegen, The Netherlands, Stephen C. Levinson, Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Part I - Person reference as a system
pp 21-22
- By Harvey Sacks, University of California Irvine, USA, Emanuel A. Schegloff, Department of Sociology University of California Los Angeles, USA
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2 - Two preferences in the organization of reference to persons in conversation and their interaction
pp 23-28
- By Harvey Sacks, University of California Irvine, USA, Emanuel A. Schegloff, Department of Sociology University of California Los Angeles, USA
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3 - Optimizing person reference – perspectives from usage on Rossel Island
pp 29-72
- By Stephen C. Levinson, Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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4 - Alternative recognitionals in person reference
pp 73-96
- By Tanya Stivers, Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics Nijmegen The Netherlands
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5 - Meanings of the unmarked: how ‘default’ person reference does more than just refer
pp 97-120
- By N. J. Enfield, Language and Cognition Group Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Part II - The person reference system in operation
pp 121-122
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6 - Conveying who you are: the presentation of self, strictly speaking
pp 123-148
- By Emanuel A. Schegloff, Department of Sociology University of California Los Angeles USA
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7 - Person reference in Yucatec Maya conversation
pp 149-171
- By William F. Hanks, Department of Anthropology University of California Berkeley, USA
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8 - Principles of person reference in Tzeltal conversation
pp 172-202
- By Penelope Brown, Max Planck Instutute for Psycholinguistics Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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9 - The interactional meanings of quasi-pronouns in Korean conversation
pp 203-225
- By Sun-Young Oh, Department of English Language Education Seoul National University Korea
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10 - Person reference in Tzotzil gossip: referring dupliciter
pp 226-252
- By John B. Haviland, Theoretical biologist and historian of biology Professor Department of Anthropology University of California San Diego. USA.
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Part III - The person reference as a system in trouble
pp 253-254
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11 - Intersubjectivity and progressivity in person (and place) reference
pp 255-280
- By John Heritage, Professor Department of Sociology University of California Los Angeles, USA
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12 - Repairing person reference in a small Caribbean community
pp 281-308
- By Jack Sidnell, Professor Department of Anthropology University of Toronto Canada
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13 - Reference and ‘référence dangereuse’ to persons in Kilivila: an overview and a case study
pp 309-337
- By Gunter Senft, Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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References
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Index
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Contents

Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-vi

List of contributors
pp vii-viii

Preface
pp ix-ix

Acknowledgements
pp x-x

1 - Person reference in interaction
pp 1-20

Part I - Person reference as a system
pp 21-22

2 - Two preferences in the organization of reference to persons in conversation and their interaction
pp 23-28

3 - Optimizing person reference – perspectives from usage on Rossel Island
pp 29-72

4 - Alternative recognitionals in person reference
pp 73-96

5 - Meanings of the unmarked: how ‘default’ person reference does more than just refer
pp 97-120

Part II - The person reference system in operation
pp 121-122

6 - Conveying who you are: the presentation of self, strictly speaking
pp 123-148

7 - Person reference in Yucatec Maya conversation
pp 149-171

8 - Principles of person reference in Tzeltal conversation
pp 172-202

9 - The interactional meanings of quasi-pronouns in Korean conversation
pp 203-225

10 - Person reference in Tzotzil gossip: referring dupliciter
pp 226-252

Part III - The person reference as a system in trouble
pp 253-254

11 - Intersubjectivity and progressivity in person (and place) reference
pp 255-280

12 - Repairing person reference in a small Caribbean community
pp 281-308

13 - Reference and ‘référence dangereuse’ to persons in Kilivila: an overview and a case study
pp 309-337

References
pp 338-352

Index
pp 353-358

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