Verbal Communication (Handbooks of Communication Science)

Oversized hardcover, xi + 603 pages, NOT ex-library. Weight 1.17kg. Book is clean and bright throughout with unmarked text, free of inscriptions and stamps, firmly bound. Minor shelfwear. Issued without a dust jacket. -- The book delves into the complexities of verbal communication, exploring its various aspects from theoretical foundations to practical applications. The authors provide an in-depth analysis of language as a tool for communication, examining how meaning is constructed, conveyed, and interpreted. Topics include discourse analysis, pragmatics, semantics, and the role of context in communication. This handbook is an essential resource for students, researchers, and professionals in the fields of linguistics, communication studies, and related disciplines who seek to deepen their understanding of verbal interactions. -- Contents: Introduction; 1. Verbal Communication: An Introduction; I. Verbal Communication: Fundamentals -- 2. Origins of Human Verbal Communication / Gloria Origgi; 3. Effects of Verbal and Non-verbal Elements in Communication; II. Explicit and Implicit Verbal Communication -- 4. Semantics and Verbal Communication / Andrea Rocci & Margherita Luciani; 5. Evaluative Contents in Verbal Communication / Peter R.R. White; 6. Understanding Implicit Meaning Understanding / Victoria Escandell-Vidal; 7. Reference and Informativeness as Cognitive Processes in Verbal Communication / Catherine Davies & Napoleon Katsos; 8. Metaphor and Figurative Meaning in Verbal Communication / Marcel Danesi; III. Conversation, Dialogue and Mutual Understanding -- 9. Conversation and Interaction / Catherine Kerbrat-Orecchioni; 10. Dialogue and Mutual Understanding / Ivana Marková; IV. Types of Discursive Activities -- 11. Narration and Reasoning, From Structure to Biological Function / Jean-Louis Dessalles; 12. Narrative Discourse / Neal R. Norrick; 13. Argumentation and Communicative Practices / Frans H. van Eemeren & Corina Andone; 14. Discourse Genres / Carolyn R. Miller & Ashley R. Kelly; 15. Writing Systems and Scripts / Terry Joyce; 16. Integration of Multimodal Resources in Documents: Issues, Approaches and Methods / John A. Bateman; 17. Multimodal Resources and the Organization of Social Interaction / Lorenza Mondada; V. Verbal Communication Across Media and Contexts -- 18. Media Discourse / Daniel Perrin; 19. Language and Interaction in New-media Environments / Mark Aakhus & Stephen Didomenico; 20. Verbal Communication in Organizational Settings / François Cooren; 21. Translation / Stefano Arduini; 22. Multilingual Communication / Raphael Berthele; 23. Two Levels of Verbal Communication, Universal and Culture-Specific / Anna Wierzbicka; VI. Verbal Communication Quality -- 24. Misunderstandings in Verbal Communication / Nicholas Allott; 25. Deceptive and Uncooperative Verbal Communication / Steve Oswald, Didier Maillat & Louis de Saussure; 26. Verbal Communication Quality in Institutional Contexts / Geert Jacobs; 27. Oral Communication Skills / John O. Greene; 28. Written Communication Skills / Mary Jo Reiff; Biographical Sketches; Index.…