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- Title
TWO DIFFERENT INTERACTIVE FUNCTIONS: COMPARING SINGLE AND REPEATED ĀCHA (OKAY) IN URDU CONVERSATION.
- Authors
Sohail, Ayesha; Pathan, Habib Ullah
- Abstract
This paper shows that achā (okay) carries a distinct function from achā achā (achā) in Urdu interaction. The paper argues that both these forms of acknowledgment token achā (okay) should not be considered same since they have separate interactional functions. The single achā (okay) functions simply as an acknowledgment token or continuer that encourages the speaker to continue with the current course of action by displaying alignment. On the other hand, achā achā (achā) shows attainment of required level of information and suggests speaker to stop the current action by moving ahead to the next matter of talk. Repeated achā (okay), though, is an indication for the halt of current course of action; however, in a way it helps in the progression of conversation as it is a signal for the speaker to move to ahead in conversation by showing understanding and agreement with the speaker. Hence, repeated achā (okay) function as dis (continuer) in Urdu interaction. The data consist of audio and video recording of every day conversation among native speakers of Urdu with a total running time of almost eight hours. This paper contributes to the works that single and repeated response tokens perform variant functions in interaction. Moreover, unlike English and German (Stivers, 2004; Golato & Fagyal, 2008) repeated tokens are observed the intense form of single acknowledgment tokens in Urdu interaction.
- Subjects
URDU language; URDU literature; INTERPERSONAL communication; ORAL communication; DIALOGUE analysis; EDUCATION
- Publication
Kashmir Journal of Language Research, 2013, Vol 16, Issue 1, p29
- ISSN
1028-6640
- Publication type
Article