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Agar, Michael; Hobbs, Jerry R. – Discourse Processes, 1982
Outlines an attempt to use artificial intelligence formalisms as a formal language of description for the complex conversational behavior that occurs in ethnographic interviews. Discusses three kinds of coherence and uses them to analyze the text of an interview. (FL)
Descriptors: Adults, Artificial Intelligence, Coherence, Discourse Analysis
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Bean, Judith Mattson; Johnstone, Barbara – Discourse Processes, 1994
Outlines a model of the speech act of apologizing that ranges apologies along a continuum from the most situational to the most personal. Analyzes 252 occurrences of apologies in 62 telephone interviews. Shows how most apologies are functions of discourse task management tactics. (HB)
Descriptors: Communication Research, Discourse Analysis, Discourse Modes, Higher Education