Interpersonal communication (IC) is a continuous game between the interacting interactants. It is a give and take - a continuous, dynamic flow that is linguistically realized as discourse as an on-going sequence of interactants' moves. Interpersonal communication is produced and interpreted by acting linguistically, and this makes it a fascinating research area. The handbook, Interpersonal Communication , examines how interactants manage to exchange facts, ideas, views, opinions, beliefs, emotion, etc. by using the linguistic systems and the resources they offer. In interpersonal communication, the fine-tuning of individuals' use of the linguistic resources is continuously probed. The language used in interpersonal communication enhances social relations between interactants and keeps the interaction on the normal track. When interaction gets off the track, linguistic miscommunication may also destroy social relationships. This volume is essentially concerned with this fine-tuning in discourse, and how it is achieved among various interactant groups. The volume departs from the following fundamental questions: How do interpersonal relations manifest themselves in language? What is the role of language in developing and maintaining relationships in interpersonal communication? What types of problems occur in interpersonal communication and what kind of strategies and means are used to solve them? How does linguistically realized interpersonal communication interact with other semiotic modes? Interpersonal communication is seen and researched from the perspective of what is being said or written, and how it is realized in various generic forms. The current research also gives attention to other semiotic modes which interact with the linguistic modes. It is not just the social roles of interactants in groups, the possible media available, the non-verbal behaviors, the varying contextual frames for communication, but primarily the actual linguistic manifestations that we need to focus upon when we want to have a full picture of what is going on in human interpersonal communication. It is this linguistic perspective that the volume aims to present to all researchers interested in IC. The volume offers an overview of the theories, methods, tools, and resources of linguistically-oriented approaches, e.g. from the fields of linguistics, social psychology, sociology, and semiotics, for the purpose of integration and further development of the interests in IC., Topics e.g.: Orientation to interaction as primarily linguistically realized processes Expertise on theorizing and analyzing cultural and situational contexts where linguistic processes are realized Expertise on handling language corpora Expertise on theorizing and analyzing interaction types as genres Orientation to an integrated view of linguistic and non-linguistic participant activities and of how interactants generate meanings and interact with space Expertise on researching the management of the linguistic flow in interaction and its successfulness.

Interpersonal communication (IC) is a continuous game between the interacting interactants. It is a give and take - a continuous, dynamic flow that is linguistically realized as discourse as an on-going sequence of interactants' moves. Interpersonal communication is produced and interpreted by acting linguistically, and this makes it a fascinating research area. The handbook, Interpersonal Communication , examines how interactants manage to exchange facts, ideas, views, opinions, beliefs, emotion, etc. by using the linguistic systems and the resources they offer. In interpersonal communication, the fine-tuning of individuals' use of the linguistic resources is continuously probed. The language used in interpersonal communication enhances social relations between interactants and keeps the interaction on the normal track. When interaction gets off the track, linguistic miscommunication may also destroy social relationships. This volume is essentially concerned with this fine-tuning in discourse, and how it is achieved among various interactant groups. The volume departs from the following fundamental questions: How do interpersonal relations manifest themselves in language? What is the role of language in developing and maintaining relationships in interpersonal communication? What types of problems occur in interpersonal communication and what kind of strategies and means are used to solve them? How does linguistically realized interpersonal communication interact with other semiotic modes? Interpersonal communication is seen and researched from the perspective of what is being said or written, and how it is realized in various generic forms. The current research also gives attention to other semiotic modes which interact with the linguistic modes. It is not just the social roles of interactants in groups, the possible media available, the non-verbal behaviors, the varying contextual frames for communication, but primarily the actual linguistic manifestations that we need to focus upon when we want to have a full picture of what is going on in human interpersonal communication. It is this linguistic perspective that the volume aims to present to all researchers interested in IC. The volume offers an overview of the theories, methods, tools, and resources of linguistically-oriented approaches, e.g. from the fields of linguistics, social psychology, sociology, and semiotics, for the purpose of integration and further development of the interests in IC., Topics e.g.: Orientation to interaction as primarily linguistically realized processes Expertise on theorizing and analyzing cultural and situational contexts where linguistic processes are realized Expertise on handling language corpora Expertise on theorizing and analyzing interaction types as genres Orientation to an integrated view of linguistic and non-linguistic participant activities and of how interactants generate meanings and interact with space Expertise on researching the management of the linguistic flow in interaction and its successfulness.

The aim of the book is to offset certain static conservative tendencies observable in text-linguistics by advancing a concept that is not restrictive and defensive but consciously welcomes new developments, seeks to extend the purview of applied text-linguistics and sets alternative priorities both in theory and practice. The main topics focussed on are: the concept of text and the functions of text-linguistics, intertextuality, writing research, the medial nature of texts, and translation-oriented, didactic and historical aspects of text-linguistics.

This series of HANDBOOKS OF LINGUISTICS AND COMMUNICATION SCIENCE is designed to illuminate a field which not only includes general linguistics and the study of linguistics as applied to specific languages, but also covers those more recent areas which have developed from the increasing body of research into the manifold forms of communicative action and interaction. For "classic" linguistics there appears to be a need for a review of the state of the art which will provide a reference base for the rapid advances in research undertaken from a variety of theoretical standpoints, while in the more recent branches of communication science the handbooks will give researchers both an overview and orientation. To attain these objectives, the series aims for a standard comparable to that of the leading handbooks in other disciplines, and to this end strives for comprehensiveness, theoretical explicitness, reliable documentation of data and findings, and up-to-date methodology. The editors, both of the series and of the individual volumes, and the individual contributors, are committed to this aim. The language of publication is English. The main aim of the series is to provide an appropriate account of the state of the art in the various areas of linguistics and communication science covered by each of the various handbooks; however no inflexible pre-set limits will is imposed on the scope of each volume. The series is open-ended, and can thus take account of further developments in the field. This conception, coupled with the necessity of allowing adequate time for each volume to be prepared with the necessary care, means that there is no set time-table for the publication of the whole series. Each volume is a self-contained work, complete in itself. The order in which the handbooks are published does not imply any rank ordering, but is determined by the way in which the series is organized; the editors of the whole series enlist a competent editor for each individual volume. Once the principal editor for a volume has been found, he or she then has a completely free hand in the choice of co-editors and contributors. The editors plan each volume independently of the others, being governed only by general formal principles. The series editors only intervene where questions of delineation between individual volumes are concerned. It is felt that this (modus operandi) is best suited to achieving the objectives of the series, namely to give a competent account of the present state of knowledge and of the perception of the problems in the area covered by each volume. To discuss your handbook idea or submit a proposal, please contact Birgit Sievert.

This study looks into the forms taken and the functions performed by lay theories of language and communication implicit in publications of a linguistic nature designed for the general reader. The approach combines detailed empirical examination of this phenomenon with a discussion of language-theoretical reasons for such broadly conceived forms of reflection on 'language in action'. In addition the book attempts a systematic historical presentation of the relations between laypersons and experts in significant areas of modern linguistics.

This series of HANDBOOKS OF LINGUISTICS AND COMMUNICATION SCIENCE is designed to illuminate a field which not only includes general linguistics and the study of linguistics as applied to specific languages, but also covers those more recent areas which have developed from the increasing body of research into the manifold forms of communicative action and interaction. For "classic" linguistics there appears to be a need for a review of the state of the art which will provide a reference base for the rapid advances in research undertaken from a variety of theoretical standpoints, while in the more recent branches of communication science the handbooks will give researchers both an overview and orientation. To attain these objectives, the series aims for a standard comparable to that of the leading handbooks in other disciplines, and to this end strives for comprehensiveness, theoretical explicitness, reliable documentation of data and findings, and up-to-date methodology. The editors, both of the series and of the individual volumes, and the individual contributors, are committed to this aim. The language of publication is English. The main aim of the series is to provide an appropriate account of the state of the art in the various areas of linguistics and communication science covered by each of the various handbooks; however no inflexible pre-set limits will is imposed on the scope of each volume. The series is open-ended, and can thus take account of further developments in the field. This conception, coupled with the necessity of allowing adequate time for each volume to be prepared with the necessary care, means that there is no set time-table for the publication of the whole series. Each volume is a self-contained work, complete in itself. The order in which the handbooks are published does not imply any rank ordering, but is determined by the way in which the series is organized; the editors of the whole series enlist a competent editor for each individual volume. Once the principal editor for a volume has been found, he or she then has a completely free hand in the choice of co-editors and contributors. The editors plan each volume independently of the others, being governed only by general formal principles. The series editors only intervene where questions of delineation between individual volumes are concerned. It is felt that this (modus operandi) is best suited to achieving the objectives of the series, namely to give a competent account of the present state of knowledge and of the perception of the problems in the area covered by each volume. To discuss your handbook idea or submit a proposal, please contact Birgit Sievert.

Online-Diskurse umfassen im Kommunikationsraum Internet alle kommunikativen Perspektiven auf gesellschaftliche Ereignisse, auf ihre Akteure und auf thematische Schwerpunkte. Ihre Formen und Inhalte reichen haufig uber die Grenzen einer Sprache und Einzelkultur hinaus, deshalb berucksichtigt dieser Band auch die interkulturelle Realisierung von Online-Diskursen. Drei Aspekte von Online-Diskursen werden besonders fokussiert: Die interaktive Vermittlung von Wissen, die Rolle und Herausbildung neuer OEffentlichkeiten in sozialen Netzwerken sowie Veranderungen von tradierten Textsorten. Die Beitrage dieses Bandes verstehen sich als Momentaufnahmen zur aktuellen Entwicklung von Online-Diskursen im kommunikativen und gesellschaftlichen Leben von gegenwartigen Internetnutzern.

Die Vielfalt der Kommunikationsformen und -anlasse in modernen Gesellschaften beinhaltet Chancen und Risiken gleichermassen. Kommunikation lasst sich offenbar weder im Schriftlichen noch im Mundlichen beliebig beschleunigen oder verdichten. Eine moegliche Reaktion auf diese UEberforderungen ist die Sehnsucht nach radikaler Komplexitatsreduktion - bis hin zur Flucht in Fundamentalismen, die ihrerseits neue AEngste heraufbeschwoeren. Wie koennen wir Phanomenen der Unerreichbarkeit kommunikationswissenschaftlich gerecht werden? In welchen gesellschaftlichen Domanen lassen sich Phanomene der kommunikativen Unerreichbarkeit beobachten? Welche Strategien zur UEberwindung kommunikativer Unerreichbarkeit werden in der Praxis angewandt? Der Band versammelt Beitrage zum 8. Kolloquium "Transferwissenschaften", die sich aus unterschiedlichen Perspektiven den Problemen kommunikativer Autarkie nahern.

Ob im Internet, in der Freizeit oder im Beruf: Immer mehr Menschen verbringen ihre Zeit mit der Suche nach sowie der Rezeption und Verarbeitung von symbolisch reprasentiertem Wissen. Insofern ist die Kommunikation von Information und Wissen zur bestimmenden Erfahrung und zur zentralen Aufgabe in heutigen Berufen und damit in modernen Wissensgesellschaften geworden. Sie ist Voraussetzung und Resultat einer fortschreitenden Arbeitsteilung und Spezialisierung in Wissenschaft, Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft. Der Sammelband geht zwei Fragen nach: Wie kommunizieren wir Wissen - und zwar unter besonderer Berucksichtigung der sprachlichen und kommunikativen Randbedingungen des Wissenstransfers? Und: Welche Konsequenz hat Wissenskommunikation fur die Gesellschaft?

Unsere modernen Gesellschaften definieren sich uber Wissen, seine Gewinnung, Speicherung und seinen Transfer. Dass bei der UEbertragung und der damit einhergehenden Transformation eine optimale Transferqualitat anzustreben ist, erscheint auf den ersten Blick als selbstverstandliche Forderung. In diesem Sammelband prasentieren AutorInnen aus verschiedenen Wissenschaftsdisziplinen und Praxisfeldern grundlagentheoretische Beitrage sowie konkrete Erfahrungsberichte, die sich vor allem mit den folgenden beiden Fragestellungen befassen: Welche Faktoren bedingen den Erfolg, das Gelingen, die Effektivitat, die Effizienz oder kurz: die Qualitat eines Wissenstransfers? Welche Methoden stehen in den verschiedenen Domanen zur Verfugung, um die Qualitat von Wissenstransfer zu bewerten, gar zu messen und schliesslich zu optimieren?

Angesichts der Entwicklung der Textlinguistik und der Zunahme semiotischer, kulturwissenschaftlicher und medienbezogener Aspekte bei der Textbetrachtung wird der tradierte Textbegriff zunehmend in Frage gestellt. Der Band versammelt deshalb Antworten auf die von K. Adamzik und U. Fix gestellte und von der Gesellschaft fur Angewandte Linguistik mit einem Preisgeld ausgestattete Preisfrage "Brauchen wir einen neuen Textbegriff?". Es werden elf Beitrage veroeffentlicht, die die Auseinandersetzung mit dem Textbegriff unter verschiedenen Aspekten und in verschiedener Form fuhren und die zu durchaus kontroversen Antworten kommen. Drei Aufsatze von Herausgebern und Jurymitgliedern (Adamzik, Antos, Klemm), eine Sammlung von Textdefinitionen (Klemm) und eine Einfuhrung mit Laudatio (Fix) erganzen die Antworten.