Groups of HRTs often occur at the start of a narrative,presumably when the narrator is making sure that they have the listener's attention,and again round the resolution and evaluation.They seem to be a way of establishing rapport with the listener (see Holmes 1990).Initially it was noticed that young women were the most prolific users of HRTs,but HRTs are now used by both men and women of all ages.HRTs seem to be a particular feature of spoken Maori English