Exophoric Reference as an Interactiove Resource

In this paper I wish to examine some ways in which exophoric reference might constitute a resource for the accomplishment of particular tasks posed in the construction of the turn at talk. Data for this analysis will consist of videotapes of actual conversations recorded in a range of natural settings. 3 Exophoric reference provides a structure organizing the actions of both speaker and recipient within the turn at talk. By using it the speaker sets the recipient the task of finding the object being pointed to with the demon­ strative4 and the recipient's performance of this task constitutes the second move in a two move sequence. S