What is an oh-receipt?

Definition
	An oh-receipt is a move (such as the utterance of oh in English) that signals a sharp change in the state in the speaker’s knowledge, such as the
	overcoming of a previous expectation, or achievement of a new understanding resulting from new information.

Source
	Greatbatch 1988 406

Concept module: oh-receipt
In overview module: Glossary (Linguistics): O
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)
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