An introduction to "occasioned semantics," the study of the structure of meaning in talk.

What is it about?

This article deals primarily with co-categorization, contrast, and hierarchy, using an approach derived from the ethnosemantic study of folk taxonomies, adapted for conversation analytic purposes. The major topic of scaling, also comprised in occasioned semantics, is touched upon lightly, leaving further elaboration for other publications..

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Why is it important?

It is an effort to lay out some of the dimensions of occasioned semantics and to show the need for such an approach within the general conversation analytic endeavor.

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