Demonstrative questions and epistemic authority management in medium-sitter interactions

IF 0.8 0 LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS Language and Dialogue Pub Date : 2020-09-04 DOI:10.1075/ld.00067.bon

Ramona Bongelli, Ilaria Riccioni, A. Fermani

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Abstract

Abstract Although paranormal experiences have been broadly investigated, medium-sitter interactions have been studied much less. In this article, five excerpts from an Italian “public mediumship demonstration” are presented with the main aim to answer the following research questions: (1) what are the linguistic strategies used by the medium to manage her epistemic authority and by the sitters to acknowledge, strengthen, resist or contest it? (2) how do these strategies affect the sequential structure of interaction? The analyses reveal that: the medium mainly uses demonstrative questions; sitters generally confirm what the medium discloses, acknowledging her epistemic authority; when sitters do not confirm, the medium resorts to three main linguistic strategies attempting to (re)establish her authority; when the medium has to manage confirmation failures, the sequential structure becomes more complex.

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中观互动中的示范问题与认知权威管理

摘要尽管人们对超自然体验进行了广泛的调查，但对媒介-保姆互动的研究却少得多。本文摘录了意大利“公共媒介示范”的五个片段，主要目的是回答以下研究问题：（1）媒介用来管理其认识权威的语言策略，以及接受者用来承认、加强、抵制或质疑它的语言策略是什么？（2）这些策略如何影响交互的顺序结构？分析表明：中介主要使用指示问题；坐者通常确认媒介所揭示的内容，承认她的认识权威；当坐着者不确认时，媒介采用三种主要的语言策略试图（重新）建立她的权威；当介质必须管理确认失败时，顺序结构变得更加复杂。

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