Article published In: Interaction-based studies of language
Edited by Cecilia E. Ford and Johannes Wagner
[Pragmatics 6:3] 1996
► pp. 371–388
On the interplay of syntax and prosody in the constitution of turn-constructional units and turns in conversation
Available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial (CC BY-NC) 4.0 license.
Published online: 1 September 1996
https://doi.org/10.1075/prag.6.3.06sel
https://doi.org/10.1075/prag.6.3.06sel
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