LINGUIST List 17.1801

Thu Jun 15 2006

Books: Discourse Analysis: Koester

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Directory         1.    Liz Levine, Investigating Workplace Discourse: Koester
Message 1: Investigating Workplace Discourse: Koester
Date: 14-Jun-2006
From: Liz Levine <elizabeth.levinetaylorandfrancis.com>
Subject: Investigating Workplace Discourse: Koester


Title: Investigating Workplace Discourse Published: 2006 Publisher: Routledge (Taylor and Francis)
                http://www.routledge.com/

Author: Almut Koester Hardback: ISBN: 0415364701 Pages: 192 Price: U.S. $ 135.00
Paperback: ISBN: 041536471X Pages: 192 Price: U.S. $ 44.95
Abstract:

Exploring the characteristics of different types of workplaceconversations, including decision-making, training, briefing or makingarrangements, this enthralling account pays particular attention tointeractions with a more social focus, such as small talk or office gossip.

Presenting a range of approaches to analyzing such workplace discourse,Almut Koester argues for a combination of quantitative corpus-basedmethods, to compare specific linguistic features in different genres andqualitative methods involving a close analysis of individual conversations,to explore such issues as politeness, power, conflict andconsensus-building. A corpus of conversations recorded in a variety ofoffice environments both in the UK and the USA is used throughout todemonstrate the interplay between speakers accomplishing tasks andmaintaining relationships in the workplace.

Linguistic Field(s): Discourse Analysis
Subject Language(s): English (eng)
Written In: English (eng )

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