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Publication details [#4635]

Heritage, John C. 1984. A change-of-state token and aspects of its sequential placement. In Atkinson, J. Maxwell and John C. Heritage, eds. Structures of social action: Studies in conversation analysis. Cambridge University Press. pp. 299–345.

Publication type

Article in book

Publication language

English

Keywords

consciousness | conversation | knowledge

Language as a subject

English

Annotation

H. reports some preliminary findings on the work accomplished by the particle 'oh' in natural conversation. The particle is said to propose that its producer has undergone some kind of change in his or her locally current state of knowledge or awareness.