Turn-constructional unit (TCU)

Shimako Iwasaki

doi:10.17605/OSF.IO/8G4JE

Turn-constructional unit (TCU)

Shimako Iwasaki

Japanese Studies

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Abstract

Within Conversation Analysis (CA), talk-in-interaction is conceptualized as the coordinated alternation of turns that are composed of turn-constructional units (TCUs) (Sacks et al. 1974). Sacks, Schegloff and Jefferson (1974: 702) proposed that turns are incrementally built out of a series of TCUs (either single TCUs or multiple TCUs), where TCU “unit-types for English include sentential, clausal, phrasal, and lexical constructions.”

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Encyclopedia of Terminology for Conversation Analysis and Interactional Linguistics
Editors	Alexandra Gubina, Elliot M. Hoey, Chase Wesley Raymond
Publisher	International Society for Conversation Analysis (ISCA)
Pages	1-6
Number of pages	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/8G4JE
Publication status	Published - 2024

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Turn-constructional unit (TCU). / Iwasaki, Shimako.
Encyclopedia of Terminology for Conversation Analysis and Interactional Linguistics. ed. / Alexandra Gubina; Elliot M. Hoey; Chase Wesley Raymond. International Society for Conversation Analysis (ISCA), 2024. p. 1-6.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Encyclopaedia / Dictionary Entry › Other › peer-review

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