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Power Talk - Language and Interaction in Institutional Discourse (Hardcover)
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Power Talk - Language and Interaction in Institutional Discourse (Hardcover)
Series: Real Language Series
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The concept of social power, who holds it and how they use it is a
widely debated subject particularly in the field of discourse
analysis, and the wider arena of sociolinguistics. In her new
book,Joanna Thornborrow challenges the received notion that power
is necessarily held by some speakers and not by others. Through the
detailed analysis of communication and interaction within a range
of institutional settings, she examines power as an emerging,
negotiated phenomenon between participants with different status
and goals. Written in a clear style which combines attention to
technical detail with accessibility, Power Talk includes: a
comprehensive introduction to the theme of power including the
analytic approaches to power in language a wide-ranging discussion
of theory and practice and, in-depth contemporary case studies.
Power Talk is the first book to focus on the topic of power in
situated interaction across a range of contexts. As such, it makes
a timely, and important contribution to the debate surrounding
social power and language use, and will be of value to both
students and researchers alike.
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