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Publication details [#23054]
Collins, James. 1987. Conversation and knowledge in bureaucratic settings. Discourse Processes 10 (4) : 303–319. 
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Keywords
Annotation
A theoretical discussion of the relationships between the macrostructures of social order and the microstructures of communicative acts. C. proposes the concept of `index' to provide a coherent account of communicative context.