What is a continuer?

Definition
	A continuer is a move that returns speakership to another participant.
	It shows that the speaker
	recognizes that the other participant is forming a lengthy unit of talk, and allows the participant to continue.

Examples (English)
	uh huh mm hm yeah

Source
	Greatbatch 1988 411

Concept module: continuer
In overview module: Glossary (Linguistics): C
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

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