Sociolinguistics and Language Education.pdf

Conversation Analysis 507
with ‘Yes. I’ve been there’, Grace seems oriented to a possible challenge to
the veracity of her claim.
(11) ICS_02_16_06(1of2)JKT6.mov 00: 17
01 M: There’s no ponies inside fa:r:ms. =
02 T: Ye:s. so:me.
03 (0.2)
04 I went to a real farm bef[ore
05 G: [an’ once (.)
06 I: rode on a pony.
07 (0.2)
08 I really did. ((looks to adult))
09 L: (mhm)
10 G:→ At centre island I rode on a pony.
11 (0.8)
12 M: (how [ )
13 T: [( ) centre island?
14 (0.4)
15 G: yes.
16 (0.6)
17 M:→ centre island?
18 G: yes. I’ve been there. (.) On: a ferry.
19 (0.8)
20 a ferry boat.
While they differ in a number of respects then, these cases (lines 9–11)
are fundamentally similar in comparison to the other instances we are
about to examine. Specifi cally, in these cases a question intoned repeat
establishes the relevance of confi rmation in next turn. Depending on the
sequential location in which this occurs, the repeat may be hearable as
challenging the accuracy or truthfulness of the talk that is repeated.
Repeats with (falling) fi nal intonation
In the next set of examples the repeat is produced with fi nal intonation
indicated by a period.
(12) YYZ
27 Clare: Just we’ve got- Michael and I did the resourcing for next
28 → week and it’s just- it’s = just ughu(h)h(hh) .hh and it’s a
29 short wee:k so
30 (.)
31 Alice:→ Yeah:- Oh: yeah it is a short week.=
32 Clare: Ye[ah
33 Alice: [.hh[hh
34 Clare: [so (.) I’m rilly rilly sorry,