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Publication details [#3492]
Fraser, Bruce. 1977. Pragmatics: On conversational competence. In Shuy, Roger W., ed. Linguistic theory: What can it say about reading? International Reading Association. pp. 110–122.
Publication type
Article in book
Publication language
English
Keywords
Annotation
A survey of some aspects characterizing conversational competence, with focus on strategies for requesting, and why 'why-questions' are requests.