Rethinking Context: Language As An Interactive Phenomenon: 11 (Studies in the Social and Cultural Foundations of Language, Series Number 11) - Softcover

Duranti, Alessandro

 
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The essays in this collection critically re-examine the concept of context from a variety of different angles.

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The essays in this collection, written by many of the leading figures in the social sciences, critically reexamine the concept of context from a variety of different angles and propose new ways of thinking abut it with reference to specific human activities such as face-to-face interaction, radio talk, medical diagnosis, political encounters, and socialization practices.

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ISBN 10:  052138169X ISBN 13:  9780521381697
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1992
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