An interactive analysis of small talk sequences in British-German telephone sales: “How are you?” “I’m hot”

Bubel, Claudia

doi:10.1075/pbns.144.11bub

In:Beyond Misunderstanding: Linguistic analyses of intercultural communication
Edited by Kristin Bührig and Jan D. ten Thije
[Pragmatics & Beyond New Series 144] 2006
► pp. 245–259

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“How are you?” “I’m hot”

An interactive analysis of small talk sequences in British-German telephone sales

Claudia Bubel

Published online: 9 May 2006

https://doi.org/10.1075/pbns.144.11bub

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