Conversation in World Englishes
Turn-Taking and Cultural Variation in Southeast Asian and Caribbean English
Published on 22. March 2023
308 pages
978-1-108-95222-4 (ISBN)
Description
Turn-taking is a fascinating feature of conversational interaction, due to its systematic and ordered nature. However, research has so far focused mainly on American and British conversations, with other varieties of English receiving much less attention. This pioneering book addresses this gap by exploring turn-taking patterns and cultural variation in Southeast Asian and Caribbean English. Bringing together research from the fields of Conversation Analysis and World Englishes for the first time, Neumaier conducts an empirical study based on authentic audio data of interactions in these global varieties of English, and demonstrates that conversational strategies differ between speaker groups with different cultural backgrounds. Shedding new light on the impact of cultural and sociolinguistic factors on conversational patterns, it is essential reading for advanced students and scholars interested in language, variation, and social interaction, as well as those working in the fields of Conversation Analysis, Interactional Linguistics, and World Englishes.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
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Worked examples or Exercises
File size
3,30 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-108-95222-4 (9781108952224)
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Theresa Neumaier
Conversation in World Englishes
Turn-Taking and Cultural Variation in Southeast Asian and Caribbean English
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04/2023
Cambridge University Press
€129.50
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Content
List of abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. Investigating talk-in-interaction in culture; 3. Codifying patterns of interaction; 4. Turn allocation in Southeast Asian and Caribbean English conversations: forms, contexts and frequences; 5. Turn-claiming and turn-holding resources in Southeast Asian and Caribbean English conversations; 6. Turn-claiming and turn-holding: strategy clusters; 7. Cooperation or fights for the floor?; 8. Conclusion and outlook.
