Vaguely Speaking in Persian

Dados Bibliográficos

ID11273079
AutoresVahid Parvaresh (0000-0002-4248-7940, University of Isfahan, autor correspondente), Tahmineh Tayebi (0000-0003-4700-8774, University of Isfahan)
Ano2014
Volume51
Fascículo7
Páginas565-600
Data de publicação2014-10-03
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoDiscourse Processes (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0163-853X • E-ISSN: 1532-6950
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/0163853x.2013.874545
OpenAlexW2053150819
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas8
Referências citadas32

The present study sets out to investigate the structures and functions of vague expressions in Persian. The data under scrutiny include a 15-hour corpus of informal conversations. The corpus reveals some unique vague expressions including ‘rhyming words,’ ‘replacing expressions,’ and ‘the affective completer.’ Furthermore, a classificatory model is proposed that can be used to analyze vague expressions according to moment-by-moment communicative needs. The model divides the functions fulfilled by vague expressions into cooperative and noncooperative ones. Cooperative functions are those functions that serve to provide the hearer with enough information, however vague it is. Noncooperative functions are, on the other hand, those functions that show the speaker's unwillingness to provide the hearer with enough information. Cooperative functions are further divided into stance-oriented and engagement-oriented ones. While stance-oriented functions are motivated by the speaker's own judgments, engagement-oriented ones reveal a more social orientation

Linguistics · Natural language processing · Persian · Computer Science · Discourse Analysis in Language Studies · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Multilingual Education and Policy · Psychology