Expressing noncomprehension in a US graduate seminar

Journal of Pragmatics

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1711-1731

  Waring, Hansun Zhang ^a  

^a MERCY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic discussion; Conversation analysis; Dispreference; Graduate seminar; Identity; Noncomprehension

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036889165     PISSN: 03782166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-2166(02)00047-4     Document Type: Article

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