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Topic- and Mode-Sensitive Interaction Strategies: Functions of Ellipsis in Oral Communication

Research in language, 2015-09, Vol.13 (3), p.334-350 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

ISSN: 1731-7533 ;ISSN: 2083-4616 ;EISSN: 2083-4616 ;DOI: 10.1515/rela-2015-0027

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  • Title:
    Topic- and Mode-Sensitive Interaction Strategies: Functions of Ellipsis in Oral Communication
  • Author: White, Jonathan
  • Subjects: Backchanneling ; Conversation ; Corpus analysis ; discourse topic ; Ellipsis ; English as an international language ; Ett förenklat språk på Internätet? ; interaction ; Interpersonal communication ; mode of communication ; oral discourse ; textchat ; Topics
  • Is Part Of: Research in language, 2015-09, Vol.13 (3), p.334-350
  • Description: In this article, we discuss ellipsis as an interactive strategy by analysing the author’s textchat corpus and the VOICE corpus of English as a Lingua Franca. It is found that there were fewer repetitions in the textchat data, and this is explained as a consequence of the textchat mode. Textchat contributions are preserved as long as the chat is active or has been saved, and therefore users can scroll through and review the discussion, compared to the more fleeting nature of oral conversation. As a result, repetition is less necessary. The frequency of other functions identified could be attributed to the topic of discourse. Discussions involve much ellipsis used to develop discourse, although some were self-presentations with repetition used to confirm details. Back-channel support and comments were often low because speakers instead used forms like yeah as supportive utterances.
  • Publisher: Lodz: De Gruyter Open
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 1731-7533
    ISSN: 2083-4616
    EISSN: 2083-4616
    DOI: 10.1515/rela-2015-0027
  • Source: SWEPUB Freely available online
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