Calling for Help. Language and Social Interaction in Telephone Helplines |
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| Author:
| Baker, Carolyn |
| Editor:
| Baker, Carolyn
Emmison, Michael
Firth, Alan |
| Series title: | Pragmatics and Beyond New Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-282-15637-1 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2005 |
| Publisher: | John Benjamins Publishing Company
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $180.00 |
Book Description:
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Telephone helplines have become one of the most pervasive sites of expert-lay interaction in modern societies throughout the world. Yet surprisingly little is known of the in situ, language-based processes of help-seeking and help-giving behavior that occ
Telephone helplines have become one of the most pervasive sites of expert-lay interaction in modern societies throughout the world. Yet surprisingly little is known of the in situ, language-based processes of help-seeking and help-giving behavior that occ