VERBAL RESPONSES are described and manipulated by the speaker with appropriate autoclitics which augment and sharpen the effect upon the listener. They are also often examined for their effect upon the speaker or prospective listener, and then either rejected or released. This process of “editing” is an additional activity of the speaker. (p. 369)
Verbal Behavior: Extended Edition. Chapter 15: Self-Editing. Quote 1
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