Despite featuring prominently in religions and legal frameworks, being discussed by anthropologists sociologists relation to rights obligations society, reciprocity has not received the attention it deserves (im)politeness literature. This article proposes defines Principle of (Im)politeness Reciprocity, which concerns (mis)matching across participants interaction – something can be construed terms a debit-credit balance sheet. We claim that this principle, driven morality, is fundamental...

Abstract The present article examines the broad function of attention-getting embodied by parenthetical look in Chinese, Dutch, English and Italian. It analyzes a sample marker’s occurrences corpora spontaneous conversations interviews discussions terms systematic typology parameters interactional behavior adopts range statistical methods to uncover patterns (dis)similarity. results include, inter alia, cross-linguistic preference for clause-initial turn-initial/medial position, strong...

abstract This paper provides a theoretical and methodological contribution to the heated debate on intersubjectivity intersubjectification (Nuyts, 2001, 2012; Traugott & Dasher, 2002; Traugott, 2003, 2010, Verhagen, 2005; Narrog, Dancygier Sweetser, 2012). I will argue that intersubjectivity, intended as subject’s awareness of other persona(s)’ feelings, knowledge, beliefs, can be construed alternatively an ‘immediate’ ‘extended’ level. Immediate (I-I) corresponds mutual speech...

Abstract The present study joins the long-running debate about semantic–pragmatic distinction of three domains epistemic modality, evidentiality, and factuality. In particular, this work aims at providing both a theoretical operational framework to investigate what type speech act is stake when speaker/writer alternatively decides mark proposition as an modal, evidential, or factual construction. fact, basic types illocutionary force will be shown determine modal marking constative act:...

Abstract This article combines research results centred on theory of mind (ToM) from cognitive and developmental psychology (Goldman 2006; Apperly 2010; Wilkinson Ball 2012) with the notion intersubjectivity in usage-based linguistics (i.a. Verhagen 2005; Nuyts 2012; Traugott 2012). It identifies some controversies literature both domains suggests desiderata for a hybrid approach to intersubjectivity, which is distinctively designed tackle applied social sciences. model based mismatch...

This article provides a corpus-based analysis of formal structure and rapport orientation evaluative speech acts in written Mandarin starting from the Qing Dynasty (1644–1911) leading up to present. It focuses on illocutional concurrences (IC) where change management with interlocutor significantly correlates acts. The IC are holistic patterns that emerge at various levels an utterance. They contribute both locally (i.e. morphosyntactic level) peripherally illocutionary encoding contextually...

Abstract This paper addresses creativity as inhibition of repetitive behaviour. We argue that entrenchment and constructional change can be in competition with large-scale creative attempts recomposition constructions’ internal constituency. After undergoing chunking, the recurrent usage a construction may significantly counterbalanced new (viz. entrenchment). These are cases where speakers opt for more compositional less predictable ways to express similar meaning conventionalised form....

abstract This paper proposes a gradient redefinition of the notion factuality, here intended as dynamic continuum unfolding through several epistemic levels. In this respect, speaker/writer’s increasing certainty upon realization an event or situation is factualization. Factualization conceptual phenomenon determined by embodied mechanism (Lakoff & Johnson, 1980, 1999; Lakoff, 1987, 2003; Grush, 2004; Gallese 2005) cyclic acquisition and control with respect to new proposition P. Being...

Reciprocity is a (proto)social mechanism that involves (im)politeness as balance of positive and negative actions among individuals: doing something good to someone expected be reciprocated in kind (cf. Culpeper & Tantucci 2021). The same applies for negatively charged behaviour (Culpeper present study advances the theory reciprocity both empirically theoretically, it extends model contexts information transmission, i.e. cases where some news being communicated from one interlocutor another....

This paper discusses the new aktionsart of traversativity, here defined as category marking phase ‘getting-through’ an event or a situation. Different from completives and resultatives (cf. Bybee et al. 1994), traversatives do not profile phasal contiguity with telos situation, thus detach actionality subsequent resultant phase. entails that, along perfective cline change, triggers aspectual discontinuity anti-resultativity Plungian & van der Auwera 2006). Drawing on this, present work...

Abstract This study is centred on the pre-emptive dimension of interactional exchanges. Dialogues are not merely characterised by information transmission, they also constantly informed attempts to address potential reactions what being said. We argue that interaction intersects with intersubjectivity (i.a. Traugott, Elizabeth C. 2003. From subjectification intersubjectification. In R. Hickey (ed.), Motives for language change , 124–139. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press; Schwenter,...

Abstract In Dialogic syntax (cf. Du Bois 2014; Tantucci et al. 2018), naturalistic interaction is inherently grounded in resonance, viz. the catalytic activation of affinities across turns (Du and Giora 2014). Resonance occurs dynamically when interlocutors creatively coconstruct utterances that are formally phonetically similar to utterance a prior speaker. this study, we argue such similarity can inform machine learning prediction linguistic cross-cultural diversity. We compared two sets...

Abstract This applied study assesses the degree to which speakers re-use and acknowledge parts of one another’s utterances. form alignment is called resonance (DuBois 2014; Tantucci Wang 2021), a decisive indicator creativity verbal engagement. Consistent absence indicates interactional detachment, distinctive autistic speech (Tantucci 2023). We analysed in naturalistic interaction among British demographically sampled sections National Corpora English: BNC1994 BNC2014. controlled for...

A growing body of research has focused on the relationship between priming and engagement through dialogue (e.g. Tantucci Wang in Appl Linguist 43(1):115-146, 2022; Mikulincer et al. Cognit Emotion 25:519-531, 2011). The present study addresses this issue also relation to creativity provides a new applied model measure intersubjective ASD vs neurotypical populations' speech. We compared two balanced corpora naturalistic Mandarin interaction typically developing children diagnosed with (cf....

This work provides a case study centered on the cognitive phenomenon of factualization, viz. "the SP/W's increasing certainty about realization an event or situation" (cf. Tantucci 2014, 2015a, b, 2016b). Factualization corresponds to cognitive-control mechanism (i.e. Kan et al. 2013) specifically occurring in epistemic domain. It instantiates both online language production and throughout diachronic reanalysis construction grammaticalization, semasiological change constructionalization, cf....

Abstract The present paper discusses the key role of creativity as a form engagement and categorisation in interaction. One important way to display ‘at talk’ is via resonance, that when speakers re-use linguistic features they heard from one another. Speakers constantly imitate creatively recombine utterances behaviors their interlocutors. Recombinant cognitive mechanism subserving this, it involves speakers’ re-elaboration illocutionary forces others, but also, more generally, creative...