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Conversational Style: Analyzing Talk Among Friends Tannen, Professor of Linguistics Deborah, PhD (Georgetown University)
Conversational Style: Analyzing Talk Among Friends
Tannen, Professor of Linguistics Deborah, PhD (Georgetown University)
This book provides a basic approach to the linguistic analysis of conversation, building toward a theory of the aesthetics of conversation by analyzing spontaneous talk among friends. It sheds light on such issues as pacing, turn-taking, storytelling, and humor, showing the effects on interaction when participants' conversational styles differ.
208 pages
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | 1984 |
| ISBN13 | 9780893912000 |
| Publishers | Bloomsbury Publishing Plc |
| Pages | 208 |
| Dimensions | 140 × 216 × 13 mm · 254 g |
| Language | English |