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Talk in Action
Contributor(s): Heritage, John (Author), Clayman, Steven (Author)
ISBN: 140518549X     ISBN-13: 9781405185493
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
OUR PRICE:   $52.20  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: April 2010
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BISAC Categories:
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General
Dewey: 302.346
LCCN: 2009033119
Series: Language in Society
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.7" W x 9.6" (1.23 lbs) 320 pages
 
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Publisher 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 years
  • Showcases the significance of this subject to everyday events, making it ideal for students coming to the field for the first time
  • Written by two leading figures in the field of Conversation Analysis