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Embedded Repair

Embedded Repair

An embedded repair is an other-initiated repair that is performed by the addressee of the questioned utterance by the substitution of the repairing item in the addressee’s own utterance.

An embedded repair may be a preferred form of repair because it avoids questioning the competence of the speaker .

(English)

  • In the following exchange, the substitution by B of pan for the erroneous choice filter is an embedded repair:
    • A: I need a new bolt for my oil filter.
    • B: What size bolt does your pan take?
    • A: Seventeen millimeter.

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Source: Levinson 1983

Levinson, Stephen C. 1983.Pragmatics. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University.

Source: Jefferson 1987

Jefferson, Gail. 1987. "On exposed and embedded correction in conversation." In Button and Lee 1987

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