01433nam a2200313 a 4500 EDZ0000075874 StDuBDS 20150804193946.0 m||||||||d|||||||| cr|||||||||||| 100211s2010 nyu fo 001 0 eng d 9780199867943 (ebook) : No price StDuBDS StDuBDS P95.52 302.346 22 "Why do you ask?" [electronic resource] : the function of questions in institutional discourse / edited by Alice F. Freed and Susan Ehrlich. New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010. 1 online resource (xiv, 356 p.) The act of questioning is the primary speech interaction between an institutional speaker and someone outside the institution. These roles dictate their language practices. This volume focuses solely on the question/answer process, drawing on a range of methodological approaches. Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references and index. Oral communication. Questioning. Freed, Alice F., 1946- Ehrlich, Susan (Susan Lynn) Print version 9780195306897 Oxford scholarship online http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195306897.001.0001 38413 38413