LINGUIST List 12.1157

Fri Apr 27 2001

Books: Pragmatics

Editor for this issue: Karen Milligan <karenlinguistlist.org>

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1. Sean Hanrahan, Pragmatics: Language of Converstaion, by Francesca Pridham

		

		
Francesca Pridham, Winstanley Sixth Form College, Wigan, UK,
LANGUAGE OF CONVERSATION
		
"This is a wonderful starting point for anyone interested
in finding out how the language of conversation works. The
issues are clearly related to the reader's own experiences,
which makes the subject truly come alive."
	Ishtla Singh, Roehampton Institute, London
		
The Language of Conversation analyzes exactly what happens
during conversation and why it happens. The author also
discusses the structure, purpose, and features of
conversation. Francesca Pridham has succeeded in explaining
theory in a simple, practical way without jargon and
provides a clear introduction to technical terms. Intertext
series.
		
		Routledge May 2001 112 pp
		PB 0415229642 $16.95 �9.99
		
Acknowledgments
Unit One-Introduction
What Is Conversation?
What Does Conversation Consist of?
Turntaking and Structure
Politeness and Negotiation
Content and Conditioning
Purpose and Context
Guidelines for Taping Spoken Language
Notes on Transcription
Unit Two-Features of Spoken Language and Oral Narratives
What Is Narrative?
Jokes and Chat Show Stories
Labov's Narrative Framework
Characters
Summary
Extension
Unit Three-Structure in Conversation
Conversation Analysis
Adjacency pairs
Breaking Adjacency pairs
Exchange Structure
Discourse Markers
Openings, Closings, and RepetitionStructure and Context
Grice and the Co-operative Principle
Flouting the Co-operative Principle
Summary
Extension
Unit Four Negotiation and Interaction
Speaker Support
Politeness
Unco-operative Conversation
Summary
Extension
Unit Five-Conversational Genre
Comment and Elaboration
Language in Action
Service Encounters
Learning Encounters
Summary
Extension
Unit Six Spoken Language in Written Texts
Poetry
Novels
Drama
Summary
Extension