Vol. 62, No. 2-4, 2005
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From Words to Actions: The Phonetics of Eigenlijk in Two Communicative Contexts
L. Plug
Department of Language and Linguistic Science, University of York, York, UK
Phonetica 2005;62:131-145 (DOI: 10.1159/000090094)
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This paper presents the results of an investigation into the distribution of phonetic variants of the Dutch discourse marker eigenlijk, combining phonetic and conversation analytic methods. The paper shows that the phonetic form of eigenlijkdepends to some extent on the sequential environment in which the item is used; moreover, it shows that in the case of two such environments, the forms of eigenlijk are representative of tempo and reduction patterns spanning entire turns or turn-constructional units. These patterns can be related to the interactive function of the turns; thus, the findings presented here contribute to our as yet limited knowledge of the phonetic correlates of communicative actions.
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