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Publication details [#56467]

Benjamin, Trevor. 2012. When Problems Pass Us By: Using “You Mean” to Help Locate the Source of Trouble. Research on Language and Social Interaction 45 (1) : 82–109.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

explaining | language use | problem solving | repair | repair, comprehension of

Place, Publisher

Routledge

Journal WWW

www.erlbaum.com/Journals/Electronic/electronic.htm

Annotation

This study examines “other-initiations of repair,” that have become separated from the source of trouble, and in particular how the practice of using “you mean … ”, may help to locate that source.