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A Conversational Analysis of Acholi
Structure and Socio-Pragmatics of a Nilotic Language of Uganda
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A Conversational Analysis of Acholi elucidates various interaction strategies for the Nilotic language Acholi. Based on detailed examples, Maren Rüsch links the structural organization of Acholi conversations to cultural features such as politeness, language socialization and narrations. Despite common claims of universality regarding the structuring of human languages by previous authors, the study shows that some Acholi strategies differ from other languages. The verbal and non-verbal practices displayed give an in-depth insight into speakersâ cognitive participation during interaction.
On the basis of in-situ research in Uganda, including the collection of rich audio- and video-material, this volume provides an innovative approach to language documentation and description and constitutes a thorough conversation analytic study of an African language.
On the basis of in-situ research in Uganda, including the collection of rich audio- and video-material, this volume provides an innovative approach to language documentation and description and constitutes a thorough conversation analytic study of an African language.
Maren Rüsch, Dr. phil. (2018), University of Cologne. She works on natural interactions in Nilotic and Bantu languages and has published several articles on Conversation Analysis, youth languages and skinscapes.
Acknowledgements
List of Maps, Tables, and Figures
Abbreviations
1 Introduction
â1.1âAbout the Genesis of This Book and the Study It Comprises
â1.2âHistorical, Political and Linguistic Background: Northern Uganda and Acholi in Numbers, Graphics and Quotes
â1.3âAcholi Preliminaries: Written and Spoken Language âStandardsâ
â1.4âOn Methodology, Ethics and Conventions
2 Framing Interaction
â2.1âAction and Reaction
â2.2âFraming and Context
3 Conversational Micro- and Macro-management
â3.1âStarting from Scratch: Turns and Adjacency Pairs
â3.2âOrder and Action Before, After, and Within: Sequences
â3.3âDealing With Conversational Trouble: Repair and Overlaps
â3.4âSaying It Again: Repetitions
4 Socio-pragmatics
â4.1âAbout Politeness, Criticism, and Evaluation
â4.2âCreating the Difference with Tiny Words: Pragmatic Markers
â4.3âDepiction of Action: Ideophones
â4.4âRitual Interaction
5 Non-verbal Contributions to Conversation
â5.1âDoing Things without Words: Depictive, Deictic and Emblematic Gestures
â5.2âNon-verbal Action in Conversation: A Note on Paralinguistic Features
â5.3âA Multimodal Approach: Structure and Action through Gesture, Gaze, and Body
6 A Multidimensional Conceptualization of Conversation Analysis in Acholi
â6.1âUniversal and Language-Specific Features
â6.2âA Multidimensional Approach
Epilogue
References
Index
List of Maps, Tables, and Figures
Abbreviations
1 Introduction
â1.1âAbout the Genesis of This Book and the Study It Comprises
â1.2âHistorical, Political and Linguistic Background: Northern Uganda and Acholi in Numbers, Graphics and Quotes
â1.3âAcholi Preliminaries: Written and Spoken Language âStandardsâ
â1.4âOn Methodology, Ethics and Conventions
2 Framing Interaction
â2.1âAction and Reaction
â2.2âFraming and Context
3 Conversational Micro- and Macro-management
â3.1âStarting from Scratch: Turns and Adjacency Pairs
â3.2âOrder and Action Before, After, and Within: Sequences
â3.3âDealing With Conversational Trouble: Repair and Overlaps
â3.4âSaying It Again: Repetitions
4 Socio-pragmatics
â4.1âAbout Politeness, Criticism, and Evaluation
â4.2âCreating the Difference with Tiny Words: Pragmatic Markers
â4.3âDepiction of Action: Ideophones
â4.4âRitual Interaction
5 Non-verbal Contributions to Conversation
â5.1âDoing Things without Words: Depictive, Deictic and Emblematic Gestures
â5.2âNon-verbal Action in Conversation: A Note on Paralinguistic Features
â5.3âA Multimodal Approach: Structure and Action through Gesture, Gaze, and Body
6 A Multidimensional Conceptualization of Conversation Analysis in Acholi
â6.1âUniversal and Language-Specific Features
â6.2âA Multidimensional Approach
Epilogue
References
Index
All interested in the linguistic areas of pragmatics, sociolinguistics, anthropological linguistics, gesture studies and cognitive linguistics, as well as readers concerned with Northern Uganda, its culture, or Nilotic languages.