Reconstructing topical sensitivity: Aspects of face-work in talks between midwives and expectant mothers

Research on Language and Social Interaction

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 347-379

  Linell, Per ^a   Bredmar, Margareta ^b  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b NONE

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EID: 0030299486     PISSN: 08351813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327973rlsi2904_3     Document Type: Article

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