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... to tell another person how to draw the path onto a similar map. Neither par- ticipant can see the other's map. The nature ofthe map task is such that from the conversations the speaker's ... embedded games often coincide with instances of em- bedded contributions in the acceptance phase. ON THE INTONATION OF MONO- AND DI-SYLLABIC WORDS WITHIN THE DISCOURSE FRAMEWORK OF CONVERSATIONAL ... and letting the other person con- tinue; 86% of level contour serves to continue an instruction; 88% of falling contour marks the end of a subtask. But her categorization of discourse...