11.5 Common Functions

  • turn taking:
  1. …, right? (turn releasing)
  2. yeah right but (turn yielding)
  3. uhm well, you know (turn holding)
  4. yes, oh my, (signalling attention)
  • establishing a common point of view
  1. you know what I’m saying
  2. amirite?
  • deixis
  1. therefore
  2. in the last section
  3. in conclusion
  4. as mentioned above
  5. as you’ll see