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Glossary term N

Next Turn Repair Initiator

Definition

A next turn repair initiator is an utterance, used in the turn after a repairable item, that prompts for a third turn repair in the next turn.

Examples

(English)

In the following exchange, What? is the next turn repair initiator for the third turn repair in the next turn:

  • A: I need a new bolt for my oil filter.
  • B: What?
  • A: I mean for my oil PAN.

    • Kinds

    More specific concepts within next turn repair initiator.

    Echo Question

    See also

    Utterance Turn Repair

    Sources 1

    1. Levinson 1983, 335, 339
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