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Types of conversation repairs

In the last post on conversation repairs , we mentioned that there are 4 possible ways to resolve them. Here's an explanation and examp...

When we have to correct ourselves (or others) while speaking, we make a conversation repair . Repairs can be initiated and resolved by the s...

What is a hesitation particle? Sometimes known as filled pauses , they often precede a dispreferred response in a conversation. Instead of...

There are 2 kinds of possible responses to speech acts: preferred and dispreferred . Preferred responses are those that are culturally exp...

One useful property of indirect speech is that it can convey politeness . Consider these two statements: A: "Can you please shut the w...