Soliciting Accounts With Why-Interrogatives in Conversation

Journal of Communication

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 94-119

  Bolden, Galina B ^a   Robinson, Jeffrey D ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79551502308     PISSN: 00219916     EISSN: 14602466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-2466.2010.01528.x     Document Type: Article

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