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Talk in Action: Interactions, Identities, and Institutions

By Steven Clayman , John Heritage

Book information

Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Year
2010
ISBN
1405185503, 9781405185509
LCC
P95.45 .H47 2010
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1118913 bytes)
Series
Language in Society
Edition
1
Pages
320\322
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

Talk in Action examines the language, identity, and interaction of social institutions, introducing students to the research methodology of Conversation Analysis.Features a unique focus on real-world applications of CA by examining four institutional domains: calls to emergency numbers, doctor-patient interaction, courtroom trials, and mass communication,Provides a theoretical and methodological overview of the roots of CA, reviewing the main developments and findings of research on talk and social institutions conducted over the past 25 yearsShowcases the significance of this subject to everyday events, making it ideal for students coming to the field for the first timeWritten by two leading figures in the field of Conversation Analysis

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