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C. Summary

 Agreement can be defined as a concurring stance (verbal or
nonverbal) to a preceding action or position taken by
another speaker, indicating that an addressee shares the
speaker’s attitude to, or opinion of, that action or position.

 Disagreement can take a number of forms. It may be stated
explicitly, for example, I disagree with you. In such cases a
tripartite turn-structure is common: 1) claim by speaker A; 2)
speaker B disputes speaker A’s claim; 3) speaker A disagrees
with speaker B by supporting the original claim or by directly
contesting speaker B’s disagreement

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