Justine Coupland presents a new perspective on small talk and demonstrates how, even though it has often been derided, it plays a crucial role in everyday communication. Series: Language in Social Life. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFB; CFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 532. . 2001. 1st Edition. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Title: Small Talk
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Date: 2000
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0582414261
ISBN 13: 9780582414266
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: New

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This study presents a new perspective on small talk and its crucial role in everyday communication. The new approach presented here is supported by analyses of interactional data in specific settings - private and public, face-to-face and telephone talk. They vary from gossip at the family dinner table and intimate 'keeping in touch' phone conversations, to interpersonally-focused talk in institutional settings, such as the government office and the university research seminar. Drawing on a range of methodological approaches, including Discourse Analysis and Pragmatics, Interpersonal Communication and Conversation Analysis, the author elevates small talk to a new status, as functionally multifaceted, but central to social interaction as a whole.

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