Beyond answering: Repeat-prefaced responses in conversation

Communication Monographs

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 121-143

  Bolden, Galina B ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conversation analysis; Intonation; Questions and answers; Russian language

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449587014     PISSN: 03637751     EISSN: 14795787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03637750902828446     Document Type: Article

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