02464nam 2200625 a 450 991046191920332120200520144314.00-7619-5770-797866103695531-280-36955-81-4129-3155-X(CKB)2670000000259601(EBL)254678(OCoLC)76943988(SSID)ssj0000164549(PQKBManifestationID)11168652(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000164549(PQKBWorkID)10121753(PQKB)11668991(MiAaPQ)EBC254678(OCoLC)1007858012(StDuBDS)EDZ0000064060(Au-PeEL)EBL254678(CaPaEBR)ebr10076733(CaONFJC)MIL36955(OCoLC)70773914(EXLCZ)99267000000025960120120327d2000 fy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrGood to talk?[electronic resource] living and working in a communication culture /Deborah CameronLondon SAGE20001 online resource (223 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4462-1799-X 0-7619-5771-5 Includes bibliographical references (p. [188]-207) and index.Cover; Contents; Prologue; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 - Introduction: good to talk?; Chapter 2 - Codifying 'comminication': knowledge, authority and standards; Chapter 3 - Talk as enterprise: communication and culture change at work; Chapter 4 - Communication factories: inside the call centre; Chapter 5 - Schooling spoken discourse; Chapter 6 - Communication and the pursuit of happiness; Epilogue; Appendix: Research methods and research ethics; Notes; Bibliography; IndexIn this thought-provoking study, Deborah Cameron deconstructs the 'good to talk' myth, and looks at what lies behind the current upsurge of concern about talk in our workplaces classrooms and private lives.CommunicationOral communicationElectronic books.Communication.Oral communication.302.2/242Cameron Deborah1958-251765StDuBDSStDuBDSBOOK9910461919203321Good to talk1235815UNINA