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I wish to thank Betty Couper-Kuhlen for her help in the rhythmic transcription of the data, for her comments on the paper, and for correcting my English.
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Auer, P. Rhythm in telephone closings. Hum Stud 13, 361–392 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00193570
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