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Publication details [#60746]

Rendle-Short, Johanna. 2015. Dispreferred responses when texting: Delaying that ‘no’ response. Discourse & Communication 9 (6) : 643–661.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

computer communication system | face-to-face interaction | preference organization | request | response

Place, Publisher

SAGE Publications

Annotation

This inquiry demonstrates preference organisation resemblances between spoken interaction and texting with texters following social norms regarding responses to requests or invitations: preferred (yes) responses are rapidly sent, dispreferred (no) responses are deferred.