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Publication details [#56474]
Speer, Susan A. 2012. Hypothetical Questions: A Comparative Analysis and Implications for “Applied” vs. “Basic” Conversation Analysis. Research on Language and Social Interaction 45 (4) : 325–374. 
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Keywords
Place, Publisher
Routledge
Annotation
This study shows that both the form and function of hypothetical questions and the exact way they run off are tailored to the interactional demands and affordances of a setting. It suggests that future comparative analyses might enrich both “applied” and “basic” conversation analysis.