Constructing a proposal as a thought

Drawing on fifteen video-recorded planning meetings as data, and conversation analysis a method, I examine the interactional import of common Finnish practice constructing proposal thought. As point departure, consider two different types conditional utterances in which speaker presents plan: (1) ‘asking conditionals’ ( jos ‘what if’ prefaced declarative conditionals interrogative conditionals) (2) ‘stating (declarative conditionals). While asking mark plan contingent recipient’s approval involve straightforward request for recipient to engage joint decision-making about proposed plan, stating are regularly treated informings plans recipients have actually no word say. However, when with references speakers’ thoughts mä aattelin et ‘I was thinking that’), projected responses sequential trajectories more open-ended: The participants opportunity share responsibility, not only what is be decided respect but also jointly upon first place. Constructing thought seems thus may enable symmetrical distribution deontic rights at very beginning sequences.