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Discourse Strategies
John J. Gumperz
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Description for Discourse Strategies
Paperback. The volume will be of central interest to anyone concerned with communication in the fields of interethnic or industrial relations. Series Editor(s): Drew, Paul; Goodwin, Marjorie Harness; Schiffrin, Deborah. Series: Studies in Interactional Sociolinguistics. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 332.
To understand the role of language in public life and the social process in general, we need first a closer understanding of how linguistic knowledge and social factors interact in discourse interpretation. This volume is a major advance towards that understanding. Professor Gumperz here synthesizes fundamental research on communication from a wide variety of disciplines - linguistics, sociolinguistics, anthropology and non-verbal communication - and develops an original and broadly based theory of conversational inference which shows how verbal communication can serve either between individuals of different social and ethnic backgrounds. The urgent need to overcome such barriers to effective communication ... Read more
To understand the role of language in public life and the social process in general, we need first a closer understanding of how linguistic knowledge and social factors interact in discourse interpretation. This volume is a major advance towards that understanding. Professor Gumperz here synthesizes fundamental research on communication from a wide variety of disciplines - linguistics, sociolinguistics, anthropology and non-verbal communication - and develops an original and broadly based theory of conversational inference which shows how verbal communication can serve either between individuals of different social and ethnic backgrounds. The urgent need to overcome such barriers to effective communication ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Interactional Sociolinguistics
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521288965
SKU
V9780521288965
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