| Conversational Style: Analyzing Talk Among Friends Contributor(s): Tannen, Deborah (Author) |
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ISBN: 0893911887 ISBN-13: 9780893911881 Publisher: Praeger OUR PRICE: $74.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 1984 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology - Reference | Questions & Answers |
| Dewey: 001.542 |
| LCCN: 83025697 |
| Series: Language and Learning for Human Service Professions |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.92 lbs) 210 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book provides a basic approach to the linguistic analysis of conversation, building toward a theory of the aesthetics of conversation by analyzing spontaneous talk among friends. It sheds light on such issues as pacing, turn-taking, storytelling, and humor, showing the effects on interaction when participants' conversational styles differ. Its readability makes it suitable for use as a text in discourse analysis at all levels. |