What is a lapse?

Definition
	A lapse is a relatively long silence between turns that is due to none of the participants taking a turn.

Sources
	Levinson 1983 299
	Sacks, Schegloff, and Jefferson 1978 25

Concept module: lapse
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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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