The sequential organization of "explicit" apologies in naturally occurring english

Research on Language and Social Interaction

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 291-330

  Robinson, Jeffrey D ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 7444240735     PISSN: 08351813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327973rlsi3703_2     Document Type: Review

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