Talk in action [electronic resource] : interactions, identities, and institutions / John Heritage and Steven Clayman.

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-pati...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Wiley)
Main Author: Heritage, John
Other Authors: Clayman, Steven
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Chichester, West Sussex ; Malden, Mass. : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010.
Series:Language in society (Oxford, England)
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Summary: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 yearsShowcases the significance of this subject to every.
Physical Description:1 online resource (vi, 312 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 288-303) and indexes.
ISBN:9781444318142
1444318144
9781405185509
1405185503
9781444318135
1444318136
9781405185493
140518549X
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.