Finnish [verb repeat + vai]: Its use as a newsmark and a challenge

IF 1.8 1区文学 0 LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS

Journal of Pragmatics Pub Date : 2025-07-16 DOI:10.1016/j.pragma.2025.06.009

Aino Koivisto

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Abstract

This article relates to the research on discourse particles in the field of pragmatics. More specifically, it discusses the different uses of a Finnish construction that consists of a verb repeat of the previous turn and the questioning discourse particle vai (e.g. on vai be-3 PRT). Although syntactically a question, previous studies have repeatedly characterized [verb repeat + vai] as a responsive action, that is, a newsmark or an assertion of ritualized disbelief. This study shows that [verb repeat + vai] is involved in a variety of related actions that differ with respect to whether they treat the prior talk as delivering (unexpected) news or whether they foreshadow problems of acceptability and thus function as initiations of repair. The important parameters are the action [verb repeat + vai] responds to (whether it is a piece of news or something else) and the speakers’ epistemic positionings with respect to the matter at hand. The data are in Finnish with English translations. The method is Conversation Analysis.

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芬兰语[动词repeat + vai]：用作新闻标记和挑战

本文涉及语用学领域对语篇小品的研究。更具体地说，它讨论了芬兰语结构的不同用法，该结构由动词重复前一回合和疑问句语篇小品词vai（例如on vai be-3 PRT）组成。虽然从句法上来说，[动词repeat + vai]是一个问句，但以前的研究一再将[动词repeat + vai]描述为一个回应行为，也就是说，它是一个新闻标记或仪式化的不相信的断言。这项研究表明，[动词repeat + vai]参与了各种相关的动作，这些动作的不同之处在于，它们是将先前的谈话视为传递（意外的）消息，还是预示着可接受性问题，从而作为修复的开始。重要的参数是动作[动词repeat + vai]所回应的（无论它是一条新闻还是其他东西）以及说话者对手头问题的认知定位。这些数据是芬兰语的，有英语翻译。方法是对话分析。

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Journal of Pragmatics Multiple-

CiteScore

3.90

自引率

18.80%

发文量

219

期刊介绍： Since 1977, the Journal of Pragmatics has provided a forum for bringing together a wide range of research in pragmatics, including cognitive pragmatics, corpus pragmatics, experimental pragmatics, historical pragmatics, interpersonal pragmatics, multimodal pragmatics, sociopragmatics, theoretical pragmatics and related fields. Our aim is to publish innovative pragmatic scholarship from all perspectives, which contributes to theories of how speakers produce and interpret language in different contexts drawing on attested data from a wide range of languages/cultures in different parts of the world. The Journal of Pragmatics also encourages work that uses attested language data to explore the relationship between pragmatics and neighbouring research areas such as semantics, discourse analysis, conversation analysis and ethnomethodology, interactional linguistics, sociolinguistics, linguistic anthropology, media studies, psychology, sociology, and the philosophy of language. Alongside full-length articles, discussion notes and book reviews, the journal welcomes proposals for high quality special issues in all areas of pragmatics which make a significant contribution to a topical or developing area at the cutting-edge of research.