Description
The first textbook dedicated to interactional linguistics, focusing on, and introducing, the linguistic analyses of conversational phenomena.
About the Author
Elizabeth Couper-Kuhlen is Distinguished Professor (emerita) at the University of Helsinki, Finland. She has published widely on prosody and grammar in interaction; in addition to numerous journal articles, she has authored, co-authored and co-edited many volumes on interactional linguistics, including Prosody in Conversation (with Margret Selting, Cambridge, 1996) and Studies in Interactional Linguistics (with Margret Selting, Cambridge, 2001). Margret Selting is Professor of Linguistics and Communication Theory at Universitat Potsdam, Germany. She has published extensively on prosody and grammar in interaction, including Prosody in Conversation (with Elizabeth Couper-Kuhlen, Cambridge, 1996), Studies in Interactional Linguistics (with Elizabeth Couper-Kuhlen, Cambridge, 2001) and Verstandigungsprobleme (1987).
Reviews
'... 'Interactional Linguistics. Studying Language in Social Interaction' is a monumental and well-executed effort, as well as a timely one.' Karolina Zofia Grzech, Linguist List (new.linguistlist.org)
'... an impressive compilation of materials otherwise dispersed in journals, books and other academic publications. I envision this book as a primary text for introductory and advanced courses in linguistics for undergraduate and graduate students. ... a key resource for students, instructors and researchers alike.' Francesca A. Williamson, Discourse Studies
Book Information
ISBN 9781107616035
Author Elizabeth Couper-Kuhlen
Format Paperback
Page Count 620
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 1240g
Dimensions(mm) 248mm * 175mm * 28mm