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Download full textNorrick, Neal R. – 1989
This analysis looks at the humorous use of second-speaker repeats to initiate conversational repair. It is proposed that consideration of joking repeats forces reanalysis of the organization of conversational repair. The preference analysis theory is rejected in favor of a locally governed analysis of conversational repair in which participants…
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Error Analysis (Language), Error Correction, Humor
Barbara, Leila, Ed.; Scott, Mike, Ed. – 1994
The collection of papers, dedicated to Maria Antonieta Alba Celani, a celebrated English professor in Brazil, consists of writings by colleagues on four themes: developments stemming from Dr. Celani's Brazilian national project for the teaching of English for special purposes; language teacher training; language processing; and analysis of…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Business Communication, Change Strategies, Code Switching (Language)
