The changing conversation in America : lectures from the Smithsonian / William F. Eadie, Paul E. Nelson, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Eadie, William F.

Nelson, Paul E. (Paul Edward), 1941-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Conversation analysis--United States.

Conversation analysis.

Discourse analysis--United States.

Discourse analysis.

Communication--United States.

Communication.

United States.

Physical Description:

165 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, [2002]

Summary:

Based on a series of public lecturers sponsored by the Smithsonian Associates and the National Communication Association, this book provides insight into concerns that conversation is changing in negative ways in the United States, both on an interpersonal level and on a national level.

Contents:

Conversation in America : changing rules, hidden dimensions / William F. Eadie, Paul E. Nelson

Toward a national conversation about public issues / W. Barnett Pearce

The Declaration of Independence in the rhetoric of American politics / Stephen E. Lucas

Some distinctive features of American conversation / Donal Carbaugh

Language and agency in the transformation of American identity / Molefi Kete Asante

New communication technology and the changing nature of conversation / Everett M. Rogers and William B. Hart

Political conversation : a distortion / Roderick P. Hart, Jr.

Changing relationships, changing conversations / Julia T. Wood.

Notes:

Papers based on lectures delivered as part of a lecture series titled Conversation in America, and presented at the Smithsonian Institution.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

0761916571

076191658X

OCLC:

44634238