Talking at cross-purposes : the dynamics of miscommunication / Angeliki Tzanne.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tzanne, Angeliki.

Series:

Pragmatics & beyond ; new ser., 62.

Pragmatics & beyond, 0922-842x ; new ser., 62

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Miscommunication.

Interpersonal communication.

Social interaction.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (282 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; [Great Britain] : John Benjamins, c2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Misunderstandings have been examined extensively in studies on cross-cultural (mis)communication which associate them with participants' differing cultural backgrounds and/or linguistic knowledge. Drawing on a large corpus of misunderstandings from cross- and intra-cultural encounters, this book argues that miscommunication does not relate exclusively to participants' background differences or similarities, but that its creation and development are tightly interwoven with the dynamic manner in which social encounters unfold. Against a backdrop of Pragmatics, Conversation Analysis and Goffman's theory of frames and roles, the volume discusses a large number of misunderstandings and shows that they are associated with the constant identity and activity shifts as well as with the turn-by-turn construction of interpretative context in interaction. Besides students and researchers of pragmatics, conversation analysis and sociolinguistics, this book will also appeal to all those interested in the process of making, misinterpreting and clarifying meaning in social interaction.

Contents:

TALKING AT CROSS-PURPOSES

Editorial page

Title page

LCC data

Dedication

Acknowledgements

Table of contents

Chapter 1. Introduction

Chapter 2. Previous Work on Miscommunication

Chapter 3. The Creation of Miscommunication: Linguistic Context

Chapter 4. The Creation of Miscommunication: Situational Context

Chapter 5. The Development of Miscommunication in Situated Discourse

Chapter 6. Miscommunication, Face-Threats and Facework in Social Interaction

Chapter 7. Conclusion

Bibliography

References

Author Index

Subject Index

PRAGMATICS AND BEYOND NEW SERIES.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1-282-16326-4

9786612163265

90-272-9906-4

OCLC:

70764497