Understanding Everyday Communicative Interactions

Communicative interactions are interactive processes that exist among members of a group. These are the ways in which people act with and react to other people. Everyday communicative interactions are a fundamental feature of social life. Knowledge is imparted through the social act of gesture-response in this process. Communicative interactions result in continuity and have the potential for transforming the individual or the group. Identity is reinforced, shaped, and sometimes transformed through everyday social interactions. This book provides significant information of this discipline to help develop a good understanding of everyday communicative interactions. The topics covered herein deal with the core subjects of this discipline. This book, with its detailed analyses and data, will prove immensely beneficial to professionals and students involved in this area at various levels.