@article{29e806c583be46d19415942f455c8770,
title = "Questioning the clause as a crosslinguistic unit in grammar and interaction",
abstract = "This paper focuses on 'clause', a celebrated structural unit in linguistics, by comparing Finnish and Japanese, two languages which are genetically, typologically, and areally distinct from each other and from English, the language on the basis of which this structural unit has been most typically discussed. We first examine how structural units including the clause have been discussed in the literature on Finnish and Japanese. We will then examine the reality of the clause in everyday talk in these languages quantitatively and qualitatively; in our qualitative analysis, we focus in particular on what units are oriented to by conversational participants. The current study suggests that the degree of grammaticization of the clause varies crosslinguistically and questions the central theoretical status accorded to this structural unit.",
keywords = "Clause, Conversation, English, Everyday talk, Finnish, Grammar, Interaction, Interactional linguistics, Japanese, Participant orientation, Unit",
author = "Ritva Laury and Tsuyoshi Ono and Ryoko Suzuki",
note = "Funding Information: This article is based on a presentation given at the workshop {\textquoteleft}Linguistic and interactional units in everyday speech{\textquoteright}, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, 2013. We would like to thank the workshop participants for their comments and suggestions, Chiho Ogawa with her assistance in the preparation of the ꀀnaml anuscript, and especially Sandy Thompson for planting in us the habit of checking received ideas about language against what actual speakers do, and for always being willing to listen to our {\textquoteleft}crazy{\textquoteright} ideas. We acknowledge the support from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (435-2013-2185), and the Academy of Finland and the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science for the joint funding of the project “The question of units in language and interaction” (275144). Our research was also partially funded by the Finnish Center of Excellence in Intersubjectivity in Interaction and the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Grant-in-Aid (17KT0061). The authorship is shared equally. Funding Information: This article is based on a presentation given at the workshop 'Linguistic and interactional units in everyday speech', University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, 2013. We would like to thank the workshop participants for their comments and suggestions, Chiho Ogawa with her assistance in the preparation of the final manuscript, and especially Sandy Thompson for planting in us the habit of checking received ideas about language against what actual speakers do, and for always being willing to listen to our 'crazy' ideas. We acknowledge the support from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (435-2013-2185), and the Academy of Finland and the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science for the joint funding of the project ?The question of units in language and interaction? (275144). Our research was also partially funded by the Finnish Center of Excellence in Intersubjectivity in Interaction and the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Grant-in-Aid (17KT0061). The authorship is shared equally. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} John Benjamins Publishing Company",
year = "2019",
month = nov,
day = "13",
doi = "10.1075/sl.17032.lau",
language = "English",
volume = "43",
pages = "364--401",
journal = "Studies in Language",
issn = "0378-4177",
publisher = "John Benjamins Publishing Company",
number = "2",
}