Hesitation phenomena in spontaneous Komi speech
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Philology
About author:
Institute of Language, Literature and History of the Komi Scientific Center of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Syktyvkar, Russian Federation, [email protected]
ABSTRACT
Introduction: the article analyzes the hesitation phenomena most often found in Komi spontaneous speech; it provides a general typology of hesitation markers used by a communicant in a hesitation situation.
Objective: to identify and describe the most common markers of hesitation that occur in Komi spontaneous speech; to determine their main functions based on the analysis of their use in the structure of an utterance.
Research materials: hezitation phenomena excerpted from the spontaneous speech of participants of Komi-language programs on television and radio, aired in 2017–2023; examples from Komi works of art.
Results and novelty of the research: for the first time in the article the hesitation phenomena occurring in the Komi spontaneous speech are comprehensively analyzed; their pragmatic features are described. It is established that the main hesitation phenomena common in Komi speech are hesitation pauses (verbal and nonverbal), repetitions, and autocorrections. It can be stated that the hesitation phenomena used by communicants in the process of speech production, in most cases contribute to successful communication. The main function for these speech units is the speech organizing function. They ensure the coherence of the discourse and transmit information relating only to the way of organizing and presenting verbal information; in certain situations, they act as fillers for speech pauses, help a speaker to keep the listener’s attention, and find right words to continue the conversation. The article presents the classification of hesitation phenomena, determines the specifics of their functioning.
Key words: Komi language, spontaneous speech, hesitation pauses, hesitation phenomena, verbal hesitation pauses, nonverbal hesitation pauses, verbal hesitations, repetitions, auto-corrections
Acknowledgments: the publication was prepared as part of the implementation of the state task of the Federal Research Center of the Komi Scientific Center of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the state registration number of the project is FUUU-2021-0008 “Permian Languages in the Linguocultural Space of the European North and the Urals”.
For citation: Gulyaeva N. I. Hesitation phenomena in spontaneous Komi speech // Vestnik ugrovedenia = Bulletin of Ugric Studies. 2023; 13 (3/54): 416–424.
ABSTRACT
Introduction: the article analyzes the hesitation phenomena most often found in Komi spontaneous speech; it provides a general typology of hesitation markers used by a communicant in a hesitation situation.
Objective: to identify and describe the most common markers of hesitation that occur in Komi spontaneous speech; to determine their main functions based on the analysis of their use in the structure of an utterance.
Research materials: hezitation phenomena excerpted from the spontaneous speech of participants of Komi-language programs on television and radio, aired in 2017–2023; examples from Komi works of art.
Results and novelty of the research: for the first time in the article the hesitation phenomena occurring in the Komi spontaneous speech are comprehensively analyzed; their pragmatic features are described. It is established that the main hesitation phenomena common in Komi speech are hesitation pauses (verbal and nonverbal), repetitions, and autocorrections. It can be stated that the hesitation phenomena used by communicants in the process of speech production, in most cases contribute to successful communication. The main function for these speech units is the speech organizing function. They ensure the coherence of the discourse and transmit information relating only to the way of organizing and presenting verbal information; in certain situations, they act as fillers for speech pauses, help a speaker to keep the listener’s attention, and find right words to continue the conversation. The article presents the classification of hesitation phenomena, determines the specifics of their functioning.
Key words: Komi language, spontaneous speech, hesitation pauses, hesitation phenomena, verbal hesitation pauses, nonverbal hesitation pauses, verbal hesitations, repetitions, auto-corrections
Acknowledgments: the publication was prepared as part of the implementation of the state task of the Federal Research Center of the Komi Scientific Center of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the state registration number of the project is FUUU-2021-0008 “Permian Languages in the Linguocultural Space of the European North and the Urals”.
For citation: Gulyaeva N. I. Hesitation phenomena in spontaneous Komi speech // Vestnik ugrovedenia = Bulletin of Ugric Studies. 2023; 13 (3/54): 416–424.
