This book, situated within the framework of Comparative
Interactional Linguistics, explores a family of fourteen discourse
markers across the languages of Europe and beyond (Yiddish, Hebrew,
Russian, Polish, Romani, Estonian, Finnish, Upper Saxonian and
Standard German, Dutch, Icelandic, and Swedish), arguing that they
go back to one, possibly two, particles: NU/NA. Each chapter
analyzes the use of one of the NU/NA family members in a particular
language, usually on the basis of conversational data, feeding into
a comprehensive chapter on the structure, function, and history of
these particles. The approach taken in this volume broadens the
functional linguistic concept of 'structure' to include the
sequential positioning of the particles and their composition, and
the concept of 'function' to include the conversational actions
performed in interaction. Employing conversation analytic
methodology thus enables a study of the ways these particles
acquire meaning within certain sequential and action environments
-- both cross-linguistically and with regard to the
grammaticization of the particles. All this sheds light on the
borrowing patterns of NU/NA across the languages. With
contributions by Peter Auer, Galina B. Bolden, Gonen Dori-Hacohen,
Andrea Golato, Harrie Mazeland, Auli Hakulinen, Helga Hilmisdottir,
Leelo Keevallik, Hanna Lehti-Eklund, Anna Lindstroem, Yael
Maschler, Yaron Matras, Gertrud Reershemius, Mirja Saari, Lea
Sawicki, Marja-Leena Sorjonen, Heidi Vepsalainen and Matylda
Weidner.
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