"Miscommunication" and problematic talk / edited by Nikolas Coupland, Howard Giles, John M. Wiemann.

Other author Coupland, Nikolas, 1950-
Other author Giles, Howard.
Other author Wiemann, John M.
Format Book
Publication InfoNewbury Park : Sage Publications, ©1991.
Description374 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Talk as "problem" and communication as "miscommunication" : an integrative analysis / Nikolas Coupland, John M. Wiemann, and Howard Giles -- Gender, power, and miscommunication / Nancy M. Henley and Cheris Kramarae -- Misunderstanding children / Elinor Ochs -- Uncovering the human spirit : moving beyond disability and "missed" communication / Lerita M. Coleman and Bella M. DePaulo -- The reproduction of aging and agism in intergenerational talk / Justine Coupland, Jon F. Nussbaum, and Nikolas Coupland -- Intercultural encounters and miscommunication / Stephen P. Banks, Gao Ge, and Joyce Baker -- Miscommunication in nonnative speaker discourse / Susan M. Gass and Evangeline M. Varonis -- Openness, uncertainty, and intimacy : an epistemological reformulation / Julie R. Brown and L. Edna Rogers -- Miscommunication in medicine / Candace West and Richard M. Frankel.
Contents Miscommunication in clinical contexts : the speech therapy interview / Michael F. McTear and Florence King -- Social interaction and the recycling of legal evidence / Karin Aronsson -- Miscommunication in organizations, and the climate change issue / Allan Bell -- Miscommunication at the person-machine interface / Ronan G. Reilly -- Misunderstanding and its remedies : telephone miscommunication / Kent Drummond and Robert Hopper.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 317-358) and index.
LCCN 90022484
ISBN0803940327
ISBN0803940335 (pbk.)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks P90 .M5413 1991 ✔ Available Place Hold