A walk on the pier: Establishing relevant places in mobile instruction 111
ately after Arne’s projection of closing talk-at-this-place, Benny success-
fully delays returning towards the gate at this point to expand the current
instructive activity at this place.
Comparing the ways in which Arne and Benny approach, and initiate
departure from, the two possible mooring places that we have considered, it
is clear that they orient to a crucial difference between them: there is still a
boat at the first place, whereas the second place is unoccupied. Approaching
a possible mooring place that however proves to be occupied, Arne does not
move on to treat it as their destination by offering it to Benny, whereas he
does this when the possible mooring place is ...