Answer

Definition

Used when: the source argument provides an answer or response of some kind to a previous Question or OpenQuestion as the target argument.

(109) A: Should it be silent?
(110) B: No!
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(110) -- Answer --> (109)

(16) A: Do you have siblings?
(17) B: I have two.
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(17)-- Answer -->(16)

Even if the question is a Yes-No-Question, utterance (17) still provides an implicit answer to it. Therefore (17) is intend to answer (16).

(69) Pilot: So, am I aloud to shore up adjacent cards?            
(70) Engineer: Mmhmm.
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(70)-- Answer -->(69)

backchanneling acts can also serve as an answering act.