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Systemic Perspectives on Discourse, Volume 2: Selected Applied Papers from the Ninth International Systemic Workshop (Advances in Discourse Processes) - Hardcover

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9780893912024: Systemic Perspectives on Discourse, Volume 2: Selected Applied Papers from the Ninth International Systemic Workshop (Advances in Discourse Processes)

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This book provides a basic approach to the linguistic analysis of conversation, building toward a theory of the aesthetics of conversation by analyzing spontaneous talk among friends. It sheds light on such issues as pacing, turn-taking, storytelling, and humor, showing the effects on interaction when participants' conversational styles differ. Its readability makes it suitable for use as a text in discourse analysis at all levels.

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