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Conversation Analysis 517
003 NNS: [huomat ] ohuomaso [ ] notice + PST + 3
[notic ] onoticedo 004 NS: oJoo o Yes o
005 (0.4)
006 NS: Mitas siina tapahtu sitte
What happened then
Kurhila explains:
While describing an event to the NS, the NNS uses the verb huomata
‘notice’ in line 001, and begins to search for the correct form. He fi rst
produces the third person present tense form (huomaa) after which he
repeats modifi ed versions of the beginning of the word. The NS completes
the already begun word (line 002) after the NNS’s third modifi -
cation. The completion is the past tense form of the verb, which can be
assumed to be the target form, since the NNS has mostly used the past
tense in his narrative. The NNS accepts the completion by repeating it
(line 003). (Kurhila, 2005: 146)
Brouwer (2004) shows a similar orientation by NNS to the relevance of
correct pronunciation. Here also it is common for the NNS to initiate repair
either by pauses, ‘uhs’ and sound stretches, by producing the item with
rising intonation or by repeating the item. Consider the following case in
which B is a Dutch speaker of Danish and S is Danish.
(26) Brouwer Rucksack
Carry around a rucksack or a special brand. B then says that she fi nds
that strange, and continues:
1 B: ja det har vi ikke i Hol↓land at vi –alle ha:r (.)
yeah we do not have that in Holland that we all have
2 d samme:: (0.4)
the same
3→ oh ↑rygsa:k
{rucksack}
4 (0.2)
5→ ryg↑sak
6 (0.2)
7→ S: ↑ryg↓sæk
8→ B: rygsæk
9 (0.3)
10 ↓sa . (1.0)
so