What is a sequence?

Definition
	A sequence is a unit of conversation that consists of two or more adjacent and functionally related turns.

Kinds
	Here are some kinds of sequences:
	What is an adjacency pair? What is an insertion sequence? What is an overall organization? What is a post-sequence? What is a presequence?

Concept module: sequence
In overview module: Glossary (Linguistics): S
In modular book: Glossary of linguistic terms, by Eugene E. Loos (general editor), Susan Anderson (editor), Dwight H., Day, Jr. (editor), Paul C. Jordan (editor), and J. Douglas Wingate (editor)
In bookshelf: Linguistics

This page is an extract from the LinguaLinks Library, Version 5.0 published on CD-ROM by SIL International, 2003. [Ordering information.]

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