LINGUIST List 22.2996 Mon Jul 25 2011 Diss: Disc Analysis: Reber: 'Affectivity in Interaction: Sound ...' Editor for this issue: Mfon Udoinyang <mfonlinguistlist.org> To post to LINGUIST, use our convenient web form at http://linguistlist.org/LL/posttolinguist.cfm. Directory         1.     Elisabeth Reber , Affectivity in Interaction: Sound objects in English Message 1: Affectivity in Interaction: Sound objects in English Date: 25-Jul-2011 From: Elisabeth Reber <elisabeth.reberuni-wuerzburg.de> Subject: Affectivity in Interaction: Sound objects in English E-mail this message to a friend Institution: Universität Potsdam Program: Department of Linguistics Dissertation Status: Completed Degree Date: 2008 Author: Elisabeth Reber Dissertation Title: Affectivity in Interaction: Sound objects in English Dissertation URL: http://benjamins.com/#home Linguistic Field(s): Discourse Analysis Subject Language(s): English (eng) Dissertation Director: Marja-Leena Sorjonen Elizabeth Couper-Kuhlen Dissertation Abstract: How do participants display affectivity in social interaction? Based on recordings of authentic everyday conversations and radio phone-ins, this study offers a fine-grained analysis of how recipients of affect-laden informings deploy sound objects, i.e. interjections (oh, ooh and ah) and paralinguistic signals (whistle and clicks), for responsive displays of affectivity. Examining the use of such sound objects across a number of interactional activities including news telling, troubles talk, complaining, assessments and repair, the study provides evidence that the sound pattern and sequential placement of sound objects systematically contribute to their specific meaning-making in interaction, i.e. the management of sequence organisation and interactional relevancies (e.g. affiliation). Presenting an in-depth analysis of a little researched area of language use from an interactional linguistic perspective, the book will be of theoretical and methodological interest to an audience with a background in linguistics, sociology and conversational studies. Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 25-Jul-2011       About LINGUIST    |   Contact Us       While the LINGUIST List makes every effort to ensure the linguistic relevance of sites listed on its pages, it cannot vouch for their contents.