Humans are imperfect, and problems of speaking, hearing and understanding are pervasive in ordinary interaction. This book examines the way we 'repair' and corr

This collection assembles early, yet previously unpublished research into the practices that organize conversational interaction by many of the central figures

Bringing together a team of global experts, this is the first volume to focus on the ways in which meanings are ascribed to actions in social interaction. It bu

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