The Discourse Functions of I don’t know in English Conversation

Diani, Giuliana

doi:10.1075/pbns.120.11dia

In:Discourse Patterns in Spoken and Written Corpora
Edited by Karin Aijmer and Anna-Brita Stenström
[Pragmatics & Beyond New Series 120] 2004
► pp. 157–171

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The Discourse Functions of I don’t know in English Conversation

Giuliana Diani

Published online: 29 April 2004

https://doi.org/10.1075/pbns.120.11dia

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