| Description |
ix, 96 pages ; 25 cm |
| Series |
Intertext |
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Intertext (London, England)
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| Contents |
Unit 1. Introduction -- What is conversation? -- What does conversation consist of? -- Purpose and context -- Guidelines for taping spoken language -- Notes on transcription -- Unit 2. Features of spoken language and oral narratives -- What is a narrative? -- Jokes and chat show stories -- Labov's narrative framework -- Characters -- Unit 3. Structure in conversation -- Conversation analysis -- Adjacency pairs -- Breaking adjacency pairs -- Insertion sequence -- Exchange structure -- Discourse markers -- Openings, closures and repetition -- Structure and context -- Grice and the co-operative principle -- Flouting the co-operative principle -- Chat rooms -- Unit 4. Negotiation and interaction -- Speaker support -- Politeness -- Unco-operative conversation -- Unit 5. Conversational genres -- Comment and elaboration -- Language in action -- Service encounters -- Learning encounters -- Unit 6. Spoken language in written texts -- Poetry -- Novels -- Drama |
| Summary |
"Aimed at A-Level and beginning undergraduate students, The Language of Conversation: analyses exactly what happens during conversation and why; discusses the structure, purpose and features of conversation; explores the relationship between speaker and listener; examines different kinds of conversation, including television chat shows, door-to-door sales pitch, classroom interaction, teenagers' chat, mother and child communication; explains the theory in a simple, practical way - without jargon; and provides a clear introduction to technical terms."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 95-96) and index |
| Subject |
Conversation analysis.
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| LC no. |
00062754 |
| ISBN |
0415229642 |
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