The Meanings of List Constructions: Explicating Interactional Polysemy

Karlsson, Susanna

doi:10.1007/978-981-32-9983-2_12

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“…Lists are considered a discursive resource to bring different pieces of information together (Karlsson, 2020). This compilation is often accomplished through prosody, syntax, gesture (e.g., Karlsson, 2020) and rhythm (e.g., Erickson, 1992). Lists may be uttered with gestures marking each list item (Bull, 1986).…”

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“…Lists may be uttered with gestures marking each list item (Bull, 1986). Yet, even as some scholars would refer to the repetition of the same lexical item as reduplication (e.g., Karlsson, 2020), Jefferson (1990) has argued that a list can be composed of just one item repeatedly (the "triple single," 75). Lists, as we define them here, are discursive structures that compile (potentially different) elements using various gestural, prosodic, syntactic, or lexical tools (see Dori-Hacohen, 2020).…”

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“And All of That”: The Long List in Political Discourse

Reijven

Durrani

Dori-Hacohen

2023

Contrastive Pragmatics

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We look at long lists (i.e., longer than three parts) in political discourse, especially in talk shows from three cultures, the U.S., Pakistan, and the Netherlands, and ask how a long list is accomplished. Long lists are routinely produced in political discourse by extending the typical three-part list. The listing process to create a long list can happen in many ways, explicitly via counting verbally or physically and implicitly through other resources. These resources can also be used to project a list in advance and to create one retrospectively. Last, listing in politics creates two problems for the lister, requiring an artful application of the available listing resources. The audience may orient to only three parts, and the politician is faced with selecting the last item. Thus, we show that politicians use lists to structure their talk, but they also have to anticipate problems regarding the practice of listing.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%