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Publisher: Mouton de Gruyter http://www.degruyter.com Journal Title: Text Volume Number: 23 Issue Number: 1 Issue Date: May 2003 Main text: A Mouton de Gruyter Journal TEXT an interdisciplinary journal for the study of discourse Edited by Srikant Sarangi ISSN 0165-4888 For a FREE ELECTRONIC SAMPLE ISSUE of TEXT and other Mouton de Gruyter journals, or to sign up for our FREE ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTER please visit our website at www.degruyter.com. Contents: FRANCIS CORNISH The roles of (written) text and anaphor-type distribution in the construction of discourse SANDRA HARRIS Politeness and power: Making and responding to 'requests' in institutional settings SIRPA LEPP�NEN Universalistic handbook discourse and the local needs of writers YAEL MASCHLER The discourse marker nu: Israeli Hebrew impatience in interaction ASHA TICKOO On variable temporal passage in storytelling: Identifying constraints and evidencing constraint violation in the narratives of second-language writers TEXT online Online access is now available to all institutional subscribers of the print version at no extra charge. To register for free online access, please contact us at o-journalsMail to author|Respond to list|Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issuedeGruyter.com for more information. To order, please contact SFG-Servicecenter-Fachverlage GmbH Postfach 4343 72774 Reutlingen, Germany Fax: +49 (0)7071 - 93 53 - 33 E-mail: deGruyter
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