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Vol. 15:2 (2024) ► pp.278–314

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Effets des conditions d’interlocution sur la gestion de la concurrence des référents dans un récit

ORCiD logo with link | Université Sorbonne Nouvelle
ORCiD logo with link | Université de Neuchâtel

Article language: French

Published online: 20 March 2025
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https://doi.org/10.1075/lia.23045.sal
Résumé
Cette étude concerne la gestion de la concurrence entre référents et l’usage d’expressions référentielles (ER) lors de reprises immédiates, dans deux conditions d’interlocution : des mères racontant une histoire avec leur enfant, comparées à d’autres adultes la racontant à un expérimentateur. Les résultats montrent l’influence combinée de plusieurs facteurs sur les choix des pronoms, des noms et des dislocations : la situation d’interlocution, le statut des personnages, le degré de concurrence entre ceux-ci et la fonction syntaxique. L’influence de chaque facteur varie selon les types d’unités. De plus, les mères manifestent des spécificités, en particulier dans l’usage des dislocations et dans la réduction des risques de concurrence entre référents. Ces spécificités sont interprétées comme relevant de l’étayage qu’elles fournissent à leurs enfants pour soutenir leur participation dans la tâche, et comme potentiels modèles auxquels ils sont exposés.
Abstract
Effects of conditions of interlocution on the management of competing referents in a narrative
This study dealt with the management of competition between referents and the choice of referring expressions (RE) for subsequent mentions. Two interactional settings were considered: mothers telling a story with their child were compared to other adults telling the same story to an experimenter. Results showed that the choice of pronouns, nouns and dislocations was determined by the joint influence of several factors: the interactional setting, the type of characters, and the amount of competition between characters and syntactic function. The impact of each factor varied according to the type of RE. In addition, mothers showed specific behaviors: they used dislocations to a greater extent and tended to reduce the risk of competition between characters. These specificities can be interpreted both as forms of scaffolding that mothers provide to support their children’s participation in the narrative task and as potential models of the construction of reference experienced by children.
Article outline
  • 1.Introduction : référence, interlocution et narration
    • 1.1Référence et interlocution
    • 1.2La référence dans la narration
    • 1.3Les expressions référentielles dans des narrations adressées
    • 1.4Problématique et questions de recherche
  • 2.Méthode
    • 2.1Situations d’interlocution et participantes
    • 2.2Tâche
    • 2.3Analyses
    • 2.4Accord inter-juges et statistiques
  • 3.Résultats
    • 3.1Choix des expressions référentielles
      • 3.1.1Choix des expressions référentielles en reprise immédiate (Q1)
      • 3.1.2Influence de la fonction syntaxique (Q2)
    • 3.2Gestion des personnages et choix des expressions référentielles
      • 3.2.1Influence du type de personnage (Q3)
      • 3.2.2Taux de concurrence entre les personnages (Q4a)
      • 3.2.3Taux de concurrence dans les récits en fonction des types de personnages (Q4b)
    • 3.3Impact conjoint des facteurs influençant le choix des expressions référentielles (Q5)
      • Les pronoms
      • Les dislocations
      • Les noms
  • 4.Discussion
    • 4.1Effets des différents facteurs
    • 4.2Interdépendance des facteurs
    • 4.3Des usages spécifiques des expressions référentielles
  • 5.Conclusion
  • Remerciements
  • Contribution respective des auteures
  • Remarques
  • Références
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