Interactional Functions of Negative Interrogatives in Korean and English Conversation

Title
Interactional Functions of Negative Interrogatives in Korean and English Conversation
Author
김명희
Keywords
negative yes/no interrogative; task-based conversation; English; Korean; alignment; certainty
Issue Date
2010-06
Publisher
한국사회언어학회
Citation
사회언어학, v. 18, NO. 1, Page. 137-164
Abstract
This study aims to explore the forms of negative yes/no interrogatives and the social actions they perform in task-oriented conversations in Korean and English. The data consist of 20 Korean and 22 English pairs interacting with each other while arranging a series of 15 pictures. It seems that negative yes/no interrogatives are used more extensively in Korean conversation than in English, and that they have different interactional functions in the two languages. Analyses of the data suggest that negative yes/no interrogatives in English are used to perform a very specific function in interaction, making an assertion in a disaligning situation while seeking agreement from the addressee. On the other hand, it is shown that negative yes/no interrogatives in Korean are used as an important interactional device between conversationalists. It seems that the choice of the two types of negative yes/no interrogatives in Korean is largely dependent on the speaker’s estimation of the following two factors: (a) the degree of certainty about the information conveyed, and (b) the degree of common ground with the addressee. (Hanyang University, Ansan)
URI
http://scholar.dkyobobook.co.kr/searchDetail.laf?barcode=4010023089980https://repository.hanyang.ac.kr/handle/20.500.11754/184563
ISSN
1226-4822
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