Investigating Workplace Discourse Contributor(s): Koester, Almut (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415364701 ISBN-13: 9780415364706 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $180.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2006 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Semantics |
Dewey: 401.41 |
LCCN: 2006007745 |
Series: Domains of Discourse |
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.01 lbs) 200 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Exploring the characteristics of different types of workplace conversations, including decision-making, training, briefing or making arrangements, this enthralling account pays particular attention to interactions with a more social focus, such as small talk or office gossip. Presenting a range of approaches to analyzing such workplace discourse, Almut Koester argues for a combination of quantitative corpus-based methods, to compare specific linguistic features in different genres and qualitative methods involving a close analysis of individual conversations, to explore such issues as politeness, power, conflict and consensus-building. A corpus of conversations recorded in a variety of office environments both in the UK and the USA is used throughout to demonstrate the interplay between speakers accomplishing tasks and maintaining relationships in the workplace. |