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Record Nr.

UNINA9910962928603321

Titolo

Family talk : discourse and identity in four American families / / edited by Deborah Tannen, Shari Kendall, Cynthia Gordon

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007

ISBN

1-281-16381-3

9786611163815

0-19-804281-7

1-4356-0590-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (344 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

TannenDeborah

KendallShari <1965->

GordonCynthia <1975->

Disciplina

306.870973

Soggetti

Communication in families - United States

Discourse analysis - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction: family talk / Shari Kendall. Pt. I. Interactional dynamics: power and solidarity. Power maneuvers and connection maneuvers in family interaction / Deborah Tannen -- Talking the dog: framing pets as interactional resources in family disourse / Deborah Tannen -- "I just feel horribly embarrassed when she does that": constituting a mother's identity / Cynthia Gordon -- Finding the right balance between connection and control: a father's identity construction in conversations with his college-age daughter / Diana Marinova. Pt. II. Gendered identities in dual-income families. Father as breadwinner, mother as worker: gendered positions in feminist and traditional discourses of work and family / Shari Kendall -- Gatekeeping in the family: how family members position one another as decision makers / Alexandra Johnston -- A working father: one man's talk about parenting at work / Cynthia Gordon, Deborah Tannen, Aliza Sacknovitz. Pt. III. Family values and beliefs. "A gore's our guy": linguistically constructing a family political identity / Cynthia Gordon -- Sharing common ground: the role of place reference in parent-child



conversation / Philip LeVine -- Family members interacting while watching TV / Alla V. Tovaresn.

Sommario/riassunto

About the Contributors. Transciption Conventions. 1. Introduction: Family Talk, Shari Kendall. Part 1: Interactional Dynamics: Power and Solidarity. 2. Power Maneuvers and Connection Maneuvers in Family Interaction, Deborah Tannen. 3. Talking the Dog: Framing Pets as Interactional Resources in Family Discourse, Deborah Tannen. 4. &quot;I Feel Just Horribly Embarrassed When She Does That&quot;: Constituting a Mother's Identity, Cyntha Gordon. 5. Finding the Right Balance between Connection and Control: A Father's Identity Construction in Conversations with His College-Age Daughter, Diana Marino