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Publication details [#3131]

Ervin-Tripp, Susan M. 1981. How to make and understand a request. In Parret, Herman, Marina Sbisà and Jef Verschueren, eds. Possibilities and limitations of pragmatics. John Benjamins. pp. 195–210.

Publication type

Article in book

Publication language

English

Keywords

desire | directive, L1-acquisition of | goal | social relationship

Annotation

Report of an investigation of children's comprehension of implicit directives. E. claims that interpersonal control acts always involve information about social relations and assumptions as well as about desired acts or goals.