The Language of Conversation
1st Edition
Published on 15. February 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
108 pages
978-0-415-22964-7 (ISBN)
Description
This accessible satellite textbook in the Routledge Intertext series offers students hands-on practical experience of textual analysis of conversation. Written in a clear, user-friendly style by an experienced teacher, it combines practical activities with texts, accompanied by commentaries and suggestions for further study. It can be used individually or in conjunction with the series core textbook Working With Texts Aimed at A-Level and beginning undergraduate students, The Language of Conversation:
* Analyses exactly what happens during conversation and why
* Discusses the structure, purpose, and features of conversation
* Explores the relationship between speaker and listener
* Examines different kinds of conversation, such as chatroom conversations, extracts from chatshows and everyday conversation
* Provides a clear introduction to technical terms.
* Analyses exactly what happens during conversation and why
* Discusses the structure, purpose, and features of conversation
* Explores the relationship between speaker and listener
* Examines different kinds of conversation, such as chatroom conversations, extracts from chatshows and everyday conversation
* Provides a clear introduction to technical terms.
Reviews / Votes
"'Long awaited by both students and teachers, this book deals with the 'nuts and bolts' of discourse in a way that is instantly accessible and yet has the academic basis required for examination courses.' - Linda Varley, AQA Principal Moderator for coursework, A-Level English Language"More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
Interest Age: From 17 to 18 years
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 170 mm
Thickness: 6 mm
Weight
202 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-22964-7 (9780415229647)
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Additional editions
Francesca Pridham
The Language of Conversation
Book
10/2015
1st Edition
Routledge
€205.40
Shipment within 10-20 days
Francesca Pridham
The Language of Conversation
E-Book
04/2013
1st Edition
Routledge
€33.99
Available for download
Francesca Pridham
The Language of Conversation
E-Book
04/2013
1st Edition
Routledge
€33.99
Available for download
Person
Francesca Pridham is Head of English at Winstanley Sixth Form College, Wigan, and Assistant Examiner in A-Level English Language for AQA.
Content
Unit 1 Introduction; Unit 2 Features of Spoken Language and Oral Narratives; Unit 3 Structure in conversation; Unit 4 Negotiation and interaction; Unit 5 Conversational genres; Unit 6 Spoken language in written texts;