Vocal practices for achieving embodied coordination
Keevallik and Amon have published an article tracing how the Estonian word 'näed', or 'you see', functions as an evidential, and how it has emerged as such a token through multimodal use. Abstract: Verbs of perception are known for their prolific use in various non-literal functions that are usually argued to have developed from their …
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Keevallik and Ogden have edited a special issue on Sounds on the margins of language - non-lexical vocalizations, response cries, whistles, breathing, and other 'liminal signs' (as Dingemanse writes in his discussant review of the special issue). Abstract: What do people do with sniffs, lip-smacks, grunts, moans, sighs, whistles, and clicks, where these are not …
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Forthcoming chapter! Keevallik, L. (2020). Grammatical coordination of embodied action: The Estonian ja 'and' as a temporal coordinator of Pilates moves. In Y. Maschler, S. Pekarek Doehler, J. Lindström, & L. Keevallik (eds), Emergent syntax for conversation: Clausal patterns and the organization of action (pp.221-244). Amsterdam: John Benjamins. Abstract: This paper looks at the Estonian …
Non-lexical vocalizations 