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you see all of the money that our
country is spending on military, were not
spending it for ourselves; were
protecting all of these nations all over the
world. We cant afford to do it anymore.
question. This type of repair is called other-initiated self-repair.
Where Anderson as the other- party initiates a repair and
Trump here who is called as self, repairs it.
32.
A: After saying that you were going to spill
the beans about Heidi Cruz, you retweeted an
unflattering picture of her next to a picture of
your wife. T: I thought it was a
nice picture of Heidi. I thought it was fine.
A: Come on. T: I thought it was
fine. Shes a pretty woman.
A: Youre running for president of the
United States. T: Excuse me, I didnt
start it. I didnt start it.
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Here, Anderson as the other party continuously confronts
Trump related to a tweet about Heidi Cruz. Trump tries to take
a floor in this situation because it seems bring him down. He
resolves the trouble by repeating,
„I didnt start it‟ twice in order to get the floor back.
This type of repair is called as other-initiated self-repair.
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T: No, everybody knows he sent it out. He knew the
people in the super PAC. He knew - I would
be willing to bet he wrote the phrase.
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Trump simply abandons his words in order to start another
topic. A self-initiated self-repair is found in this case.
34.
A: But why retweet pause why retweet
somebody?
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Anderson initiates a problem while he pauses for a while
when he is talking. He resolves the problem right away by
completing the words he would like to say.
35.
A: His fellow officer, who is standing next to him,
Sam Lenda... applause Sam Lenda took out...
His fellow officer standing next to him,
Sam Lenda, took out the shooter that day, is also
with us.
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Anderson elaborates his utterance after he is stopped by
the applause. Here, he talks further about who the questioner
is. Anderson initiates a self- initiated self-repair.
36.
A: Brian has a question for you tonight. He
says hes - he likes Governor Kasich but
hes still undecided - so Brian.
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Because of an inappropriate structure that is uttered by
Anderson. He repairs it by abandoning the previous words
and starting with the new one. Here, he makes and resolves the
problem by himself.
37.
T
:
We have a tremendous problem
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By repeating his words twice, Trump instantly initiates as well
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with radical Islam whether we like it or
we dont. We have a president who wont
talk about it. I mean, Ted was saying
the same thing. We have a president who
wont talk about it. as resolves a repair occurring in
the conversation. He is doing so for emphasizing the utterance to
the audience. The type of the repair is called as a self-initiated
self-repair.
38.
T: We have a serious problem, I think youll
