Handbook Of Language And Social Interaction

This Handbook is the premier scholarly resource for LSI subject matter and research, giving visibility and definition to this area of study and establishing a benchmark for the current state of scholarship. It identifies the five ma

Kristine Fitch received her Ph.D. from the University of Washington and is an associate professor of communication at the University of Iowa. Her research and theory are centered in the ethnography of speaking based on fieldwork in Colombia, England, Spain, Finland, and Texas. Dr. Fitch current work centers around persuasion and personal relationships in cultural context, particularly in moments of poaching and improvisation at the intersections of public. She is widely published throughout the communication discipline.
Robert E. Sanders is a professor in the Department of Communication at the State University of New York at Albany. His teaching specialties are in the topic areas of persuasion, interpersonal communication, and cultural influences on communication. He is the author of the 1987 book Cognitive Foundations of Calculated Speech. In addition, Dr. Sanders has also brought out eight volumes of the journal, Research on Language and Social Interaction since becoming editor in 1988.