Next Turn Repair Initiator
Next Turn Repair Initiator
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.
(English)
In the following exchange, What? is the next turn repair initiator for the third turn repair in the next turn:
Page/s: 335, 339
Source: Levinson 1983
Levinson, Stephen C. 1983.Pragmatics. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University.
More specific terms
- NT1 ↓ Echo Question
