at first i thought : A normalizing device for extraordinary events

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“Categorizing the Categorizer”: The Management of Racial Common Sense in Interaction (2009, background): “Formulations of this sort consist of a list of racial categories, followed by what Jefferson (1990) calls a “generalized list completer,” a word or phrase that shows that there are other relevant list items that need not be explicitly specified.”
Stance, Alignment, and Affiliation During Storytelling: When Nodding Is a Token of Affiliation (2008, background): “Thought is what Sacks referred to as a “first verb” projecting more (Jefferson, 2005; Sacks, 1986).”