Multi-unit questions in institutional interactions: Sequential organizations and communicative functions

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Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 539-571

  Linell, Per ^a   Hofvendahl, Johan ^a   Lindholm, Camilla ^b  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Communicative dilemma; Communicative function; Institutional talk; Multi unit design; Question; Sequence

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EID: 27644550547     PISSN: 01654888     EISSN: 18607349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/text.2003.021     Document Type: Article

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