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Item Details
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CONVERSATIONAL STYLE
ANALYSING TALK AMONG FRIENDS |
| By: |
Deborah Tannen |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£58.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0893911887 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780893911881 |
| Publisher: |
ABC-CLIO |
| Pub. date: |
1 January, 1984 |
| Pages: |
198 |
| Synopsis: |
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. |
| Illustrations: |
1, black & white illustrations |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Ablex Publishing Corporation |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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