Surprise as an interactional achievement: Reaction tokens in conversation

Social Psychology Quarterly

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 150-182

  Wilkinson, Sue ^a   Kitzinger, Celia ^b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33747062215     PISSN: 01902725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/019027250606900203     Document Type: Article

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