Query Details
| Query Subject: |
Formula for addressing absent reply
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| Author: | Jan Lindström | |
| Submitter Email: | click here to access email | |
| Linguistic LingField(s): |
Anthropological Linguistics
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| Query: |
Dear Linguists,
I would be interested in formulaic expressions from different languages (and dialects) that deal with the problem of an absent reply in a dialogue. That is, when A says ''Hello'' and B does not react to this, whereupon A can comment on B's conduct with some kind of suitable formula. This subject was raised in a language column in a Finnish newspaper, where the formula seemed to be dialectal, for instance: ''Olis tainnu suu kulua jos ois vastannu'' 'It might have worn his/her mouth, if he/she had replied'. Are such formula known from other languages? For example as a reaction to an absent second-pair greeting or an absent answer to a question? Many thanks in advance Jan Lindstr??m Docent in Scandinavian lgs University of Helsinki |
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| LL Issue: | 15.2560 | |
| Date posted: | 14-Sep-2004 | |
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