Talk in Action
Interactions, Identities, and Institutions| By: | John Heritage; Steven Clayman |
| Publisher: | Wiley Global Research (STMS) |
| Print ISBN: | 9781405185509 |
| eText ISBN: | 9781444360172 |
| Edition: | 1 |
| Copyright: | 2010 |
| Format: | Reflowable |
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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