| Any Questions?: Identity Construction in Academic Conference Discussions Contributor(s): Konzett, Carmen (Author) |
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ISBN: 1614510229 ISBN-13: 9781614510222 Publisher: Walter de Gruyter OUR PRICE: $137.74 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Sociolinguistics - Language Arts & Disciplines | Communication Studies |
| Dewey: 410.1 |
| LCCN: 2012454701 |
| Series: Trends in Applied Linguistics [Tal] |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 6.5" W x 9.3" (1.60 lbs) 424 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Academics go to conferences for two main reasons: first, to discuss their research; second, and just as importantly, to negotiate their own standing in the scientific community. This book shows how academics in the humanities use conference discussions as a forum to co-construct both their own and each other's professional identities. While at first sight the researchers seem to be simply asking and answering questions, the detailed sequential analyses reveal many subtle underlying strategies adopted to display and negotiate claims of expertise, seniority and competence. |