“tsɑrɑŋ?” - Telephone Conversation Openings in the Rushani Language

This paper uses conversation analysis (CA) to examine telephone conversation openings in an unwritten and understudied language, Rushani, spoken primarily in remote, mountainous areas of Tajikistan and Afghanistan. In a sample of three telephone conversations, examples are sought of the four opening...

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Main Author: John Terry Dundon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Columbia University Libraries 2019-05-01
Series:Studies in Applied Linguistics & TESOL
Online Access:https://journals.library.columbia.edu/index.php/SALT/article/view/1403