Talk in Action: Interactions, Identities, and Institutions
John Heritage
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Description for Talk in Action: Interactions, Identities, and Institutions
Hardback. Talk in Action explores the workings of language and interaction in the everyday life of institutions. In doing so, it introduces students to the methodology of Conversation Analysis (CA) and its applications in the real world. Series: Language in Society. Num Pages: 322 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CFG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 250 x 174 x 23. Weight in Grams: 720.
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 years
- Showcases the significance of this subject to everyday events, making it ideal for students coming to the field for the first time
- Written by two leading figures ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
322
Condition
New
Series
Language in Society
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405185509
SKU
V9781405185509
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About John Heritage
Steven Clayman is Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Los Angeles. He has written extensively on topics relating to conversation analysis and is co-author, with John Heritage, of The News Interview: Journalists and Public Figures on the Air (2002). John Heritage is Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Los Angeles. His publications include Garfinkel and Ethnomethodology ... Read more
Reviews for Talk in Action: Interactions, Identities, and Institutions
"More specifically, this book provides an excellent recapitulation of empirical work in four key areas of institutional talk." (Journal of Sociolinguistics, 1 February 2013) "Lastly, as a more general recommendation, I should say that anyone interested in the intersection of context, identity and talk-in interaction would not be spending their time poorly by exploring some of the chapters ... Read more