Error Correction as an Interactional Resource.

Jefferson, Gail

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Publication Date: 1974

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Error Correction as an Interactional Resource

Jefferson, Gail

Language in Society, 3, 2, 181-199, Oct 74

This paper considers two classes of conversational errors: production errors and interactional errors. It is proposed that error correction can be used to invoke alternatives to concepts of persons, situation and relationships. (CK)

Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Discourse Analysis, Error Patterns, Linguistic Theory, North American English, Social Behavior, Sociolinguistics

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