The Language of Conversation
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Routledge. 2001. — 111 pages. — ISBN: 0415229642This accessible satellite textbook in the Routledge Intertext series offers students hands-on practical experience of textual analysis of conversation. Written in a clear, user-friendly style by an experienced teacher, it combines practical activities with texts, accompanied by commentaries and suggestions for further study. It can be used individually or in conjunction with the series core textbook Working With Texts Aimed at A-Level and beginning undergraduate students,The Language of Conversation:Analyses exactly what happens during conversation and whyDiscusses the structure, purpose, and features of conversationExplores the relationship between speaker and listenerExamines different kinds of conversation, such as chatroom conversations, extracts from chatshows and everyday conversationProvides a clear introduction to technical terms.