Misunderstanding in social life : discourse approaches to problematic talk / / edited by Juliane House, Gabriele Kasper and Steven Ross
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| Titolo: |
Misunderstanding in social life : discourse approaches to problematic talk / / edited by Juliane House, Gabriele Kasper and Steven Ross
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| Pubblicazione: | Oxon [England] : , : Routledge, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (506 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 306.4/4 |
| Soggetto topico: | Sociolinguistics |
| Discourse analysis - Social aspects | |
| Miscommunication | |
| Altri autori: |
HouseJuliane
KasperGabriele
RossSteven <1951->
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| Note generali: | First published 2003 by Pearson Education. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; 1. Misunderstanding talk; 2. Misunderstanding in intercultural university encounters; 3. Misunderstandings: interactional structure and strategic resources; 4. Repetition as a source of miscommunication in oral proficiency interviews; 5. Misunderstandings in political interviews; 6. Identity, role and voice in cross-cultural (mis)communication; 7. Misunderstanding teaching and learning; 8. ''I couldn''t follow her story...'': Ethnic differences in New Zealand narratives |
| 9. The politics of misunderstanding in the legal system: Aboriginal English speakers in Queensland10. Distrust: A determining factor in the outcomes of gatekeeping encounters; Index | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Misunderstanding is a pervasive phenomenon in social life, sometimes with serious consequences for people''s life chances. Misunderstandings are especially hazardous in high-stakes events such as job interviews or in the legal system. In unequal power encounters, unsuccessful communication is regularly attributed to the less powerful participant, especially when those participants are members of an ethnic minority group. But even when communicative events are not prestructured by participants'' differential positions in social hierarchies, misunderstandings occur at different levels of interac |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Misunderstanding in social life |
| ISBN: | 1-317-87754-3 |
| 1-138-14523-8 | |
| 1-315-83866-4 | |
| 1-317-87755-1 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910787814003321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Language in social life series.