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Publication details [#43176]

Drew, Paul and Elizabeth Holt. 2005. Figurative Pivots: The Use of Figurative Expressions in Pivotal Topic Transitions. Research on Language and Social Interaction 38 (1) : 36–51.
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Keywords
conversational analysis | expression1 | figurative speech | topic
Place, Publisher
Erlbaum
Journal WWW
www.erlbaum.com/Journals/Electronic/electronic.htm

Annotation

This paper focuses on the use of figurative expressions in conversation and in particular in pivotal topic transitions.