Person Reference In Interaction

Author : N. J. Enfield
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139463187
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Person Reference in Interaction written by N. J. Enfield and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2007-04-26 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do we refer to people in everyday conversation? No matter the language or culture, we must choose from a range of options: full name ('Robert Smith'), reduced name ('Bob'), description ('tall guy'), kin term ('my son') etc. Our choices reflect how we know that person in context, and allow us to take a particular perspective on them. This book brings together a team of leading linguists, sociologists and anthropologists to show that there is more to person reference than meets the eye. Drawing on video-recorded, everyday interactions in nine languages, it examines the fascinating ways in which we exploit person reference for social and cultural purposes, and reveals the underlying principles of person reference across cultures from the Americas to Asia to the South Pacific. Combining rich ethnographic detail with cross-linguistic generalizations, it will be welcomed by researchers and graduate students interested in the relationship between language and culture.

Author : N. J. Enfield
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780511285493
Total Pages : 358 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Person Reference in Interaction written by N. J. Enfield and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, a team of linguistics, sociologists and anthropologists reveal the fascinating ways in which we exploit person reference for social and cultural purposes. It will be welcomed by researchers and graduate students interested in the relationship between language and culture.

Author : Murray Garde
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9027271240
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Culture, Interaction and Person Reference in an Australian Language written by Murray Garde and published by John Benjamins Publishing. This book was released on 2013-11-14 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The study of person reference stands at the cross-roads of linguistics, anthropology and psychology. As one aspect of an ethnography of communication, this book deals with a single problem — how one knows who is being talked about in conversation — from a rich and varied ethnographic perspective. Through a combination of grammatical agreement and free pronouns, Bininj Gunwok possesses a pronominal system that, according to current theoretical accounts in linguistics, should facilitate clear cut reference. However, the descriptions of Bininj Gunwok conversation in this volume demonstrate that frequently a vast gulf lies between knowing that, say, an object is '3rd singular', and actually knowing who it refers to. Achieving reference to people in Bininj Gunwok can involve a delicate and refined set of calculations which are part of a deliberate and artful way of speaking. Speakers draw on a diverse set of grammatical and lexical devices all underpinned by shared knowledge about a diverse range of social relationships and cultural practices.

Author : William Housley
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317098714
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Media, Policy and Interaction written by William Housley and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-04-29 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Situated within the field of discourse-oriented approaches to policy and media, this collection explores the interface between government, media and the public, highlighting the increasing importance placed on media channelled 'public opinion' as part of a democratic process. The authors use a variety of discourse analytic methods including CA/MCA, Discourse Analysis and Interactionism, to provide discussions around the social organization of policy debate in media sites including news interviews, public access broadcasts, broadcast debates, panel discussions, mediated government initiatives, newspapers and news broadcasts. The book's geographical coverage spans the USA, Canada, the UK, Europe, Asia and Australia. This volume offers a major contribution to discourse analysis and its emphasis on policy substance will appeal to a broad audience in social and public policy, political communication, journalism and politics.

Author : Jeffrey D. Robinson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190623195
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Accountability in Social Interaction written by Jeffrey D. Robinson and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016-06-08 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Within the study of language and social interaction, the concept of 'accountability'-including related concepts, such as 'account' or 'motive,' 'accounting,' and 'being accountable'-has been of longstanding interest in terms of how interactants in both ordinary and organizational contexts manage their image or reputation, as well as how they achieve mutual understanding. However, these concepts are polysemous, with different senses being rather dramatic, such as accountability as 'moral responsibility' and accountability as 'intelligibility.' Even today this fact is not always remembered or fully recognized or appreciated by scholars, which has arguably slowed the development of these concepts. This volume brings together a collection of novel, conversation-analytic studies addressing accountability, with the goal of re-exposing its multiple senses, reiterating their interrelationships and, in doing so, breaking new conceptual ground and exposing new pathways for future research. The collection considers central theoretical issues, including turn taking, sequence and preference organization, repair, membership categorization, action formation and ascription, social solidarity and affiliation, and the relevance of context. Chapters range contextually, canvasing interactions between friends and family members, and during talk shows, broadcast news interviews, airline reservations, and medical visits. Chapters also range culturally, including English, Japanese, and Korean data.

Author : N. J. Enfield
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780511286230
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Person Reference in Interaction: Linguistic, Cultural, and Social Perspectives. Language, Culture and Cognition. written by N. J. Enfield and published by . This book was released on 2014-05-14 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do we refer to people in everyday conversation? No matter the language or culture, we must choose from a range of options: full name ('Robert Smith'), reduced name ('Bob'), description ('tall guy'), kin term ('my son') etc. Our choices reflect how we know that person in context, and allow us to take a particular perspective on them. This book brings together a team of leading linguists, sociologists and anthropologists to show that there is more to person reference than meets the eye. Drawing on video-recorded, everyday interactions in nine languages, it examines the fascinating ways in which we exploit person reference for social and cultural purposes, and reveals the underlying principles of person reference across cultures from the Americas to Asia to the South Pacific. Combining rich ethnographic detail with cross-linguistic generalizations, it will be welcomed by researchers and graduate students interested in the relationship between language and culture.

Author : Paul Seedhouse
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
ISBN 13 : 1399522701
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Human Spoken Interaction as a Complex Adaptive System written by Paul Seedhouse and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2024-05-31 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Human Spoken Interaction as a Complex Adaptive System explains how human spoken communication functions, combining two separate complex adaptive systems: the universal 'interaction engine' and language(s), which now number around 7,000. Siegel and Seedhouse offer a comprehensive overview of how the components and processes of the interaction engine work together to enable us to understand each other, whatever the language. Through combining Complexity Science and Conversation Analysis, this book explains how to simultaneously analyse spoken interaction on micro and macro scales. Detailed analyses of L2 learners reveal them to be simultaneously expert in using the interaction engine and inexpert in using the specific language. The study shows that the basic characteristics of the interaction engine are the same as for other life-related complex systems and that it is possible to access the perspectives of participants inside this complex adaptive system as it is evolving.

Author : Jan-Ola Östman
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 9027260419
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Handbook of Pragmatics written by Jan-Ola Östman and published by John Benjamins Publishing Company. This book was released on 2020-11-20 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This encyclopaedia of one of the major fields of language studies is a continuously updated source of state-of-the-art information for anyone interested in language use. The IPrA Handbook of Pragmatics provides easy access – for scholars with widely divergent backgrounds but with convergent interests in the use and functioning of language – to the different topics, traditions and methods which together make up the field of pragmatics, broadly conceived as the cognitive, social and cultural study of language and communication, i.e. the science of language use. The Handbook of Pragmatics is a unique reference work for researchers, which has been expanded and updated continuously with annual installments since 1995. Also available as Online Resource: benjamins.com/online/hop/

Author : Dwi Noverini Djenar
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN 13 : 1501500708
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Style and Intersubjectivity in Youth Interaction written by Dwi Noverini Djenar and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2018-02-19 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines how style and intersubjective meanings emerge through language use. It is innovative in theoretical scope and empirical focus. It brings together insights from discourse-functional linguistics, stylistics, and conversation analysis to understand how language resources are used to enact stances in intersubjective space. While there are numerous studies devoted to youth language, the focus has been mainly on face-to-face interaction. Other types of youth interaction, particularly in mediated forms, have received little attention. This book draws on data from four different text types - conversation, e-forums, comics, and teen fiction - to highlight the multidirectional nature of style construction. Indonesia provides a rich context for the study of style and intersubjectivity among youth. In constructing style, Indonesian urban youth have been moving away from conventions which emphasized hierarchy and uniformity toward new ways of connecting in intersubjective space. This book analyzes how these new ways are realized in different text types. This book makes a valuable addition to sociolinguistic literature on youth and language and an essential reading for those interested in Austronesian sociolinguistics.

Author : Jürgen Streeck
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521895634
Total Pages : 325 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Embodied Interaction written by Jürgen Streeck and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2011-08-15 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leading international scholars provide a coherent framework for analyzing body movement and talk in the production of meaning.