Reporting Talk
Reported Speech in Interaction
Elizabeth Holt editor Rebecca Clift editor
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Published:7th Dec '06
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A study of reported speech - the quoting of others' words - in different types of interaction.
Reported speech, or the quotation of others' words, is used in many different types of interaction. In this revealing study, a team of leading experts explore how reported speech is designed, the actions it is used to perform, and how it fits into the environments in which it is used.Reported speech, whereby we quote the words of others, is used in many different types of interaction. In this revealing study, a team of leading experts explore how reported speech is designed, the actions it is used to perform, and how it fits into the environments in which it is used. Using contemporary techniques of conversation analysis, the authors show how speech is reported in a wide range of contexts - including ordinary conversation, storytelling, news interviews, courtroom trials and medium-sitter interactions. Providing detailed analyses of reported speech in naturallyoccurring talk, the authors examine existing linguistic and sociological studies, and offer some insights into the phenomenon. Bringing together work from the most recent investigations in conversation analysis, this book will be invaluable to all those interested in the study of interaction, in particular how we report the speech of others, and the different forms this can take.
ISBN: 9780521824835
Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 21mm
Weight: 620g
306 pages