Why do you ask? : the function of questions in institutional discourse / edited by Alice F. Freed and Susan Ehrlich.

The act of questioning is the primary speech interaction between an institutional speaker and someone outside the institution. These roles dictate their language practices. This volume focuses solely on the question/answer process, drawing on a range of methodological approaches.

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Other Authors: Freed, Alice F., 1946-, Ehrlich, Susan (Susan Lynn)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
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