Closing of turns in the meetings of alcoholics anonymous: Members' methods for closing "sharing experiences"

Research on Language and Social Interaction

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 211-251

  Arminen, Ilkka ^a  

^a Department of Sociology ^*  (Finland)

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EID: 0035610005     PISSN: 08351813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15327973RLSI34-2_3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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