Conversational structures of Alto Perené (Arawak) of Peru /

Conversational structures of Alto Perené (Arawak) of Peru /

Drawing on extensive fieldwork in the research community, the book is a focused exploration of discourse patterns of Alto Perene Arawak, with emphasis on conversational structures. The book's methodological scaffold is based on proposals and insights from multiple research fields, such as compa...

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Main Authors: Mihas, Elena (Author), Santos Pérez, Gregorio (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, [2017]
Series:Studies in language companion series.
Subjects:
Arawak language.
Arawak Indians > Social life and customs.
Conversation analysis > Peru.
Discourse analysis > Peru.
Endangered languages > Peru.
Campa languages > Peru > Perene River Valley.
Communication and culture > Peru.
Perene River Valley (Peru) > Languages.
Online Access:Available via EBSCO eBook Collection
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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminaries
  • Linguistic resources used for coding participation roles
  • Linguistic resources used for coding membership categories
  • Organization of focused encounters
  • Nonverbal resources deployed by participants in interaction
  • Turn-taking
  • Repair
  • Epistemics
  • Language- and culture-specific shaping of interactional practices.