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Remembering and noticing

A conversation-analytic study of ‘ah’ in Mexican Spanish talk

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ID21179822
AuthorsAriel Vázquez Carranza (0000-0002-4017-0827, corresponding author)
Year2016
Volume13
Issue2
Pages212-236
Publication date2016-09-15
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueSpanish in Context (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1571-0718 • E-ISSN: 1571-0726
PublisherJohn Benjamins Publishing Company (PUBLISHER • NL)
DOI10.1075/sic.13.2.03vaz
OpenAlexW2537292562
LanguageEN
Citations received9
References cited16

The present investigation uses the methodology of Conversation Analysis to study the particle ah in Mexican Spanish interactions. It looks at ah as a change-of-state token in remembering and noticing sequences. Similar to previous studies (e.g., Edwards and Middleton 1986; Goodwin 1987; and Drew 1989), this investigation aims to show how cognitive processes are socially organised in interaction. Three types of remembering sequences are identified and described: assisted, metacognitive, and spontaneous remembering. It is suggested that in these type of sequences, ah marks the end of the cognitive process which is completed either with external help or with metacognitive strategies. In noticing formulations, ah marks the realisation of something, it prefaces a noticing formulation which may work as a topic initiator or it may initiate the closing of a sequence. A noticing formulation may also work as an account of action

Cognition · Cognitive psychology · Cognitive science · Conversation · Conversation analysis · Linguistics · Metacognition · Realisation · Security token · Communication · Computer Science · Discourse Analysis in Language Studies · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition · Philosophy · Psychology

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Unique citing works9
Citations per year1,13
Citation span2018 - 2026 (9)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 9

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