The respondents are all above average: Compliment sequences in a survey interview

Research on Language and Social Interaction

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 271-301

  Gathman, E Cabell Hankinson ^a,b   Maynard, Douglas W ^a   Schaeffer, Nora Cate ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 51149101014     PISSN: 08351813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08351810802237867     Document Type: Article

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