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Publication details [#2827]

Drew, Paul. 1984. Speakers' reportings in invitation sequences. In Atkinson, J. Maxwell and John C. Heritage, eds. Structures of social action: Studies in conversation analysis. Cambridge University Press. pp. 129–151.

Publication type

Article in book

Publication language

English

Keywords

indirect speech act | proposing | reporting | speech act sequence

Annotation

It is shown how, by just reporting some activities or circumstances, speakers can get recipients to make proposals for arrangements arising from what is reported, thus avoiding making a proposal themselves.