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Peer reviewedEllis, Yvette – Journal of French Language Studies, 1997
Using extracts from a corpus of naturally occurring French conversation, this study examines how the collaborative construction of episodes of shared laughter contributes to the achievement of affiliation between interlocutors. Results show that how laughter is initiated, where it is placed, and who joins in are significant to the task of…
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Foreign Countries, French, Interaction
