Constructing a proposal as a thought: A way to manage problems in the initiation of joint decision-making in finnish workplace interaction

Pragmatics

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 519-544

  Stevanovic, Melisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Conversation analysis; Decision making; Deontic rights; Mitigation; Proposals; Reported thought

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883754492     PISSN: 10182101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1075/prag.23.3.07ste     Document Type: Article

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