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Publication details [#10703]
Souza Filho, Danilo Marcondes De. 1985. Dialogue breakdowns. In Dascal, Marcelo, ed. Dialogue: An interdisciplinary approach. John Benjamins. pp. 415–426.
Publication type
Article in book
Publication language
English
Keywords
Person as a subject
Annotation
With the aim of further developing some aspects of Austin's doctrine of communicative infelicities, the author examines several types of problems in language use which cause a breakdown in dialogue, prevent communication, or infringe on the cooperative function of discourse, taking into consideration the causes and consequences of these problems.