English Conversation

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The Describing English Language series provides much-needed descriptions of modern English as it is really used.
Taking the revelations of recent research into account, the series aims to meet the challenge of describing linguistic features as they are encountered in authentic contexts of use in extended stretches of discourse.
The series examines significant changes now taking place in our understanding of the English language and considers their implications for language learning and teaching.
English Conversation Amy B. M. Tsui
This book provides a comprehensive description of the functions of conversational utterances in English.
Using authentic, naturally-occurring data, the author proposes a descriptive framework for characterizing conversational utterances, organization, and development. In the process, she offers new insights into the sequencing of patterns of interaction.
In the final chapter, the author demonstrates how this framework can be applied to the analysis... Tovább

Fülszöveg

The Describing English Language series provides much-needed descriptions of modern English as it is really used.
Taking the revelations of recent research into account, the series aims to meet the challenge of describing linguistic features as they are encountered in authentic contexts of use in extended stretches of discourse.
The series examines significant changes now taking place in our understanding of the English language and considers their implications for language learning and teaching.
English Conversation Amy B. M. Tsui
This book provides a comprehensive description of the functions of conversational utterances in English.
Using authentic, naturally-occurring data, the author proposes a descriptive framework for characterizing conversational utterances, organization, and development. In the process, she offers new insights into the sequencing of patterns of interaction.
In the final chapter, the author demonstrates how this framework can be applied to the analysis of conversation and outlines aspects of conversational patterning that have yet to be accounted for.
This study draws upon insights from several different fields, including speech act theory, ethnomethodology, and discourse analysis, and presents a range of carefully formulated arguments and analyses in an area of great importance to linguistic understanding.
Amy B. M. Tsui is a lecturer in the Department of Curriculum Studies at the University of Hong Kong. Vissza