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Repetition in Conversation: A Look at "First and Second Sayings."
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Wong, Jean – Research on Language and Social Interaction, 2000
Discusses one form of repetition found in ordinary conversation, a form where a speaker produces a first saying, and subsequent to that, a second saying within the same turn. Proposes that this particular form of repetition is used by speakers as a storytelling technique in the accomplishment of the action of resumption. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, English (Second Language), Interpersonal Communication, Language Acquisition