English Conversation (Describing English Language) - Softcover

Tsui, Amy B. M.

 
9780194371438: English Conversation (Describing English Language)

Synopsis

The series will provide much-needed descriptions of modern English which take the revelations of recent research into account. The functions of conversational utterances in English are comprehensively described in this book. The author adopts a cross-disciplinary approach, drawing on insights from several fields, including speech act theory, ethnomethodology, and discourse analysis.

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