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Conversation Analysis 505
within the context of a collection that one can begin to describe the phenomenon
as a set of normative practices and orientations revealed in the
participants’ own conduct. In this section, I am going to focus on a collection
of what I describe as ‘next turn repeats’. 4
Question-intoned repeats
When making a collection, it is best to initially cast the net as widely as
possible and gather all instances that are potentially relevant (You can
always throw them out later). For ‘next turn repeats’ this procedure will
quickly result in a large and heterogeneous collection. For example it
would include cases such as the following in which some part of the prior
turn is repeated with ‘questioning’ intonation (see Jefferson, 1972; Schegloff
et al., 1977; Sidnell, 2010a):
(9) Mary the tax Lady_ XTR1
01 ((click))
02 Anita: Hello: ¿
03 Ben: hHello, Ma:ry?
04 Anita: (0.2) ((kids speaking)) No:
05 (0.3)
06 Ben: No, not Ma:ry? hh
07 Anita: No, it’s not Ma:ry = there’s no Mary he:re (.) I don’ think: hh
08 (3.0)
09 Ben: Th’ tax lady:
10 (0.2)
11 Anita:→ The ^tax lad(h)y::?
12 Ben: Ya hhh =
13 Anita: =Nop-. Wha number were you callin’.
(10) Boil an egg – YYZ
00 ((Telephone rings))
01 Amy: What do you want me to pick up?
02 Betty: Nothi:ng but I want to know how you boil an egg.
03 (1.0)
04 (h)hard boil.
05 Amy: Oh oka::y and I just read this you know
06 because I always let the water boil but
07 you’re not supposed to (.hh) put it in and
08 you (.hh) bring it to a boil (.) but then
09 turn it down ‘cause you’re really not
10 supposed to boil the e::gg
11 (0.4)
12 you let it (.) uh simmer or you know on me:dium,