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Talk in Action: Interactions, Identities, and Institutions
John Heritage
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Description for Talk in Action: Interactions, Identities, and Institutions
Paperback. 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: 320 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white halftones, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: CFG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 172 x 18. Weight in Grams: 562.
Talk in Action examines the language, identity, andinteraction of social institutions, introducing students to theresearch methodology of Conversation Analysis. * Features a unique focus on real-world applications of CA byexamining four institutional domains: calls to emergency numbers,doctor-patient interaction, courtroom trials, and masscommunication, * Provides a theoretical and methodological overview of the rootsof CA, reviewing the main developments and findings of research ontalk 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 firsttime * Written by two leading figures in the ... Read more
Talk in Action examines the language, identity, andinteraction of social institutions, introducing students to theresearch methodology of Conversation Analysis. * Features a unique focus on real-world applications of CA byexamining four institutional domains: calls to emergency numbers,doctor-patient interaction, courtroom trials, and masscommunication, * Provides a theoretical and methodological overview of the rootsof CA, reviewing the main developments and findings of research ontalk 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 firsttime * Written by two leading figures in the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Series
Language in Society
Condition
New
Weight
561g
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Chichester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405185493
SKU
V9781405185493
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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 ... Read more
Reviews for Talk in Action: Interactions, Identities, and Institutions
Among the great assets of this publication is the comprehensive coverage of research on the areas in focus, conversation analytic or otherwise. This makes the book a perfect starting point for anyone interested in institutional interaction of the varieties described here. True to its conversation analytic roots, the book manages to combine this large-scale overview of the literature with detailed ... Read more