Talk in Action: Interactions, Identities, and Institutions (Language in Society)

Talk in Action: Interactions, Identities, and Institutions (Language in Society)
By John Heritage, Steven Clayman

• Number Of Pages:   320
• Publication Date:   2010-05-10
• ISBN-10 / ASIN:   1405185503
• ISBN-13 / EAN:   9781405185509

Product Description:

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 in the field of Conversation Analysis