From a conversation analytic perspective, this dissertation investigates how talk-in-turns in conversation are constructed and organized in a way that minimizes gaps and overlaps between speakers. Based on an informed assumption that turns are built out of turn units that allow the projection of their possible end points, I first characterize…

This paper examines current teaching models for intonation on questions, as exemplified in a range of published English-as-a-foreign-language teaching materials, and discusses one area of intonation on questions that is frequently neglected for teaching purposes: a falling tone on yes/no questions. Includes references. (JL)