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Wells, C. Gordon. 1981. Language as interaction. In Wells, C. Gordon, ed. Learning through interaction: The study of language development. Cambridge University Press. pp. 22–72.

Publication type

Article in book

Publication language

English

Keywords

conversation | conversational move | discourse progression | discourse, processing of

Annotation

On conversation as the negotiation of meaning, the sequential structure of discourse, devices for sustaining discourse, the main move types, the repertoire of speech acts, the relationship between form and function, and a general model for the production and comprehension of discourse.