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O’Grady, Gerard.
A grammar of spoken English discourse : the intonation of increments /
Gerard O’Grady.
p. cm. -- (Continuum studies in theoretical linguistics)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-4411-4717-
- English language--Spoken English. 2. English language--Intonation.
- English language--Grammar. 4. Critical discourse analysis.
- Speech acts (Linguistics) I. Title. II. Series.
PE1139.5.O47 2010
421'.6--dc
2009050506
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