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Power Talk : Language and Interaction in Institutional Discourse

Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2014 [©2002]

Online-Ressource (157 p)

Englisch

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Key to transcription conventions; 1 Power, talk and institutional discourse: some key concepts; 2 Perspectives on power: approaches to the critical analysis of language and interaction; 3 Institutional discourse as asymmetrical talk: power and orderly interaction in a police interview; 4 Questions and control: managing talk in a radio phone-in; 5 Resources for control: discursive strategies in media interviews; 6 Participation and control: the organisation of classroom discussion talk

7 Power and institutional interaction: some conclusionsBibliography; Index

Description based upon print version of record

Print version: Power Talk : Language and Interaction in Institutional Discourse

978-0-582-36879-8

978-0-582-36879-8 (ISBN der Printausgabe)

OCoLC: 646968310     

978-1-317-87908-4 ( : 282.21 (NL))

Elektronische Ressource: Zugang über Aggregator-Datenbank (Lizenzangabe: Lizenzpflichtig)

P302

401.41 ; 306.44     Ähnliche Literatur

LOC-SH: Electronic books ; Power (Social sciences)

Power (Social sciences) ; Electronic books

The concept of social power, who holds it and how they use it is a widely debated subject particularly in the field of discourse analysis, and the wider arena of sociolinguistics.In her new book,Joanna Thornborrow challenges the received notion that power is necessarily held by some speakers and not by others. Through the detailed analysis of communication and interaction within a range of institutional settings, she examines power as an emerging, negotiated phenomenon between participants with different status and goals. Written in a clear style which combines attention to technical detail wi