Power in Language: Verbal Communication and Social Influence - Language and Language Behavior - Sik H. Ng - Books - SAGE Publications Inc - 9780803944237 - July 13, 1993
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Sik H. Ng
Power in Language: Verbal Communication and Social Influence - Language and Language Behavior

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This volume is a comprehensive analysis of research and theory on verbal communication and social influence. It examines a variety of empirical studies, theoretical positions, methodological matters and substantive issues pertaining to the use of language for generating influence and control. It moves from the basic concept of monological speech and the achievement of power to the increasingly complex and subtle cases of conversational control and linguistic depoliticization. Topics such as linguistic signs of power, language as a resource for creating power and social causes of verbal power are examined in contexts ranging from informal conversations to newspaper headlines. The research scrutinized ranges from qualitative

238 pages, black & white illustrations

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Released July 13, 1993
ISBN13 9780803944237
Publishers SAGE Publications Inc
Pages 238
Dimensions 140 × 216 × 13 mm   ·   370 g
Language English  

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