What is an upgrade?

Definition
	An upgrade is a move that is intended to strengthen a previous utterance.

Examples (English)
	Insistence on a request The addition of a reason for fulfilling a request Get in; the water’s warm.

Source
	Moerman 1988 76–77

Concept module: upgrade
In overview module: Glossary (Linguistics): U
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)
In bookshelf: Linguistics

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