Interactional Functions of Negative Interrogatives in Korean and English Conversation
- Authors
- 김명희
- Issue Date
- Jun-2010
- Publisher
- 한국사회언어학회
- Keywords
- negative yes/no interrogative; task-based conversation; English; Korean; alignment; certainty; negative yes/no interrogative; task-based conversation; English; Korean; alignment; certainty
- Citation
- 사회언어학, v.18, no.1, pp.137 - 164
- Indexed
- KCI
- Journal Title
- 사회언어학
- Volume
- 18
- Number
- 1
- Start Page
- 137
- End Page
- 164
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/erica/handle/2021.sw.erica/40269
- ISSN
- 1226-4822
- 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)
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