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Striving for Perspicuity

Talking Our Way Forward

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DAVID: Tom, it makes sense to me that a conversation with you is an apt starting point to this book, but conversations aren’t the typical point of departure for edited collections. Maybe it would be helpful if you could start by saying something about what the word “discursive” means for you?

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Strong, T., Paré, D. (2004). Striving for Perspicuity. In: Strong, T., Paré, D. (eds) Furthering Talk. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-8975-8_1

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