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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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | English |
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Chichester, West Sussex ; Malden, Mass. :
Wiley-Blackwell,
2010.
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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. |
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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. |