Same token, different actions: A conversation analytic study of social roles, embodied actions, and ok in German business meetings

Journal of Business Communication

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 120-149

  Barske, Tobias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN STEVENS POINT   (United States)

Author keywords

Business meetings; Conversation analysis; Embodied actions; Ok; Social roles

Indexed keywords

EID: 57349095121     PISSN: 00219436     EISSN: 15524582     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021943608325748     Document Type: Article

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