Conversational style : analyzing talk among friends / Deborah Tannen.
| Author/creator | Tannen, Deborah |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | New ed. |
| Publication Info | New York : Oxford University Press, 2005. |
| Description | 1 online resource (xix, 244 pages) |
| Supplemental Content | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Conversational style : theoretical background -- The participants in Thanksgiving dinner -- Linguistic devices in conversational style -- Narrative strategies -- Irony and joking -- Summary of style features -- The study of coherence in discourse -- Coda: taking the concepts into the present. |
| Abstract | Preface to the 2005 Edition. 1. Introduction. 2. Conversational Style: Theoretical Background. 3. The Participants in Thanksgiving Dinner. 4. Linguistic Devices in Conversational Style. 5. Narrative Strategies. 6. Irony and Joking. 7. Summary of Style Features. 8. The Study of Coherence in Discourse. 9. Coda: Taking the Concepts into the Present. Appendix 1: Key to Transcription Conventions. Appendix 2: Steps in Analyzing Conversation. Appendix 3: Participants in Thanksgiving Dinner. Appendix 4: The Flow of Topics. References. Author Index. Subject Index. |
| General note | Originally published: New York : Ablex Publishing. 1984. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-232) and index. |
| Source of description | Print version record. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Tannen, Deborah. Conversational style. New ed. New York : Oxford University Press, 2005 0195221818 9780195221817 |
| ISBN | 9780199725380 (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | 0199725381 (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | (alk. paper) |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |