In support of the first claim, we show that the similarities in form and function of an interjection with the specific function of repair initiation are very much greater across languages than chance coincidence would admit.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	2:case	Discourse=explanation-evidence:33->31:2
2	support	support	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	9:obl:in	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	6:case	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	6:det	Entity=(58-abstract-giv:act-cf1*-3-coref
5	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumType=Ord	6	amod	6:amod	_
6	claim	claim	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	2:nmod:of	Entity=58)|SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	2:punct	_
8	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	9:nsubj	Discourse=attribution-positive:34->35:1|Entity=(43-person-giv:inact-cf2-1-ana)
9	show	show	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	0:root	_
10	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	30	mark	30:mark	Discourse=same-unit_m:35->33:0
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	12:det	Entity=(60-abstract-new-cf5-2-sgl
12	similarities	similarity	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	30	nsubj	30:nsubj	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	14:case	_
14	form	form	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	12:nmod:in	Entity=(61-abstract-new-cf8-1-coref)
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	16:cc	_
16	function	function	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	12:nmod:in|14:conj:and	Entity=(62-abstract-new-cf9-1-sgl)
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	19:case	_
18	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	19:det	Entity=(63-abstract-new-cf10-2-coref
19	interjection	interjection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	14:nmod:of	Entity=63)
20	with	with	ADP	IN	_	23	case	23:case	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	23:det	Entity=(64-abstract-new-cf7-3-sgl
22	specific	specific	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	amod	23:amod	_
23	function	function	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nmod	19:nmod:with	_
24	of	of	ADP	IN	_	26	case	26:case	_
25	repair	repair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	compound	26:compound	Entity=(65-abstract-new-cf11-2-sgl(52-abstract-giv:inact-cf4-1-coref)
26	initiation	initiation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	nmod	23:nmod:of	Entity=65)64)60)
27	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	30	cop	30:cop	_
28	very	very	ADV	RB	_	29	advmod	29:advmod	_
29	much	much	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	30	advmod	30:advmod	_
30	greater	great	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	9	ccomp	9:ccomp	_
31	across	across	ADP	IN	_	32	case	32:case	_
32	languages	language	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	30	obl	30:obl:across	Entity=(27-abstract-giv:inact-cf3-1-coref)
33	than	than	SCONJ	IN	_	37	mark	37:mark	Discourse=adversative-antithesis:36->35:0
34	chance	chance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	35	compound	35:compound	Entity=(66-abstract-new-cf6-2-sgl
35	coincidence	coincidence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	37	nsubj	37:nsubj	Entity=66)
36	would	would	AUX	MD	Number=Sing|Person=3|VerbForm=Fin	37	aux	37:aux	_
37	admit	admit	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	30	advcl	30:advcl:than	SpaceAfter=No
38	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	9:punct	_
