How Conversation Works

, by Wardhaugh, Ronald

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ISBN: 9780631139393 | 0631139397
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 1/8/1991

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How Conversation Works examines the structure of conversation, describing what happens when people talk to each other and explaining why they say what they say in a wide variety of circumstances.

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Preface	p. vi
The Social Basis of Talk	p. 1
Locating an Agenda	p. 24
Cooperation and Playing the Game	p. 49
Beyond and Behind the Words	p. 78
The Importance of Context	p. 101
Getting Started and Keeping Going	p. 116
Topics, Turns, and Terminations	p. 139
Requesting, Informing, Advising, Agreeing, Apologizing, Promising	p. 162
Samples of Conversation	p. 193
Consequences	p. 211
Bibliography	p. 216
Index	p. 227
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How Conversation Works

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