| Aspects of Confused Speech: A Study of Verbal Interaction Between Confused and Normal Speakers Contributor(s): Shakespeare, Pamela (Author) |
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ISBN: 0805828087 ISBN-13: 9780805828085 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $46.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 1997 Annotation: A resource for journalists involved in reviewing artistic events or performances, written for practitioners and instructors. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology - Language Arts & Disciplines | Communication Studies - Gardening | Flowers - General |
| Dewey: 635.963 |
| LCCN: 98029273 |
| Series: Lea's Communication (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.64" H x 5.96" W x 9.06" (0.93 lbs) 258 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Based on research focusing on the experience of having confused speech and being with confused speakers, this book begins with everyday, commonly understood ideas such as "talking too much" and examines how confused speech is "brought off" as a collaborative activity by the people involved. The author became involved in this project because she was interested in how "confusion" seemed to be something that everyone is not only involved in but also recognizes as part of ordinary life. At the same time, "confusion" is a word that is used somewhat as a blanket category for some people considered permanently incompetent and "set apart" from ordinary members of society. Her study analyzes how talk between confused and normal speakers throws light on this tension. |