A coding scheme for request for confirmation sequences across languages

This article is part of a special issue on cross-linguistic analyses of request for confirmation (RfC) sequences in ten languages. It presents the coding scheme that forms the basis of the comparative study of RfCs in mundane conversation. First, we outline the criteria applied to ensure comparabili...

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Main Authors: König Katharina, Pfeiffer Martin, Weber Kathrin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2025-07-01
Series:Open Linguistics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/opli-2025-0056
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description This article is part of a special issue on cross-linguistic analyses of request for confirmation (RfC) sequences in ten languages. It presents the coding scheme that forms the basis of the comparative study of RfCs in mundane conversation. First, we outline the criteria applied to ensure comparability of data and describe the procedures for building a collection of 200 RfC sequences for each language. We then introduce the coding categories for the RfC turn and the subsequent response. The article also reports on the methods for testing and securing inter-coder reliability in our cross-linguistic project.
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spelling doaj-art-9bf6b91fb9754f148197bef182a7a1b82025-08-20T02:37:14ZengDe GruyterOpen Linguistics2300-99692025-07-01111202400289810.1515/opli-2025-0056A coding scheme for request for confirmation sequences across languagesKönig Katharina0Pfeiffer Martin1Weber Kathrin2German Department, University of Münster, Schlossplatz 34, D-48143, Münster, GermanyDepartment of German Studies, University of Potsdam, Am Neuen Palais 10, D-14469, Potsdam, GermanyDepartment of German Studies, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Fürstengraben 30, D-07743, Jena, GermanyThis article is part of a special issue on cross-linguistic analyses of request for confirmation (RfC) sequences in ten languages. It presents the coding scheme that forms the basis of the comparative study of RfCs in mundane conversation. First, we outline the criteria applied to ensure comparability of data and describe the procedures for building a collection of 200 RfC sequences for each language. We then introduce the coding categories for the RfC turn and the subsequent response. The article also reports on the methods for testing and securing inter-coder reliability in our cross-linguistic project.https://doi.org/10.1515/opli-2025-0056codinginter-coder reliabilitycomparative interactional linguisticsrequests for confirmationresponse designpolar questionsepistemicspragmatic typology
spellingShingle König Katharina
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A coding scheme for request for confirmation sequences across languages
Open Linguistics
coding
inter-coder reliability
comparative interactional linguistics
requests for confirmation
response design
polar questions
epistemics
pragmatic typology
title A coding scheme for request for confirmation sequences across languages
title_full A coding scheme for request for confirmation sequences across languages
title_fullStr A coding scheme for request for confirmation sequences across languages
title_full_unstemmed A coding scheme for request for confirmation sequences across languages
title_short A coding scheme for request for confirmation sequences across languages
title_sort coding scheme for request for confirmation sequences across languages
topic coding
inter-coder reliability
comparative interactional linguistics
requests for confirmation
response design
polar questions
epistemics
pragmatic typology
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