Questions, answers, and the organization of talk in the 1992 vice presidential debate: Fundamental considerations

Research on Language and Social Interaction

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 213-242

  Bilmes, Jack ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

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EID: 0033415615     PISSN: 08351813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15327973RL320301     Document Type: Article

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