Language in Time The Rhythm and Tempo of Spoken Interaction |
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| Author:
| Auer, Peter
Couper-Kuhlen, Elizabeth
Muller, Frank |
| Series title: | Oxford Studies in Sociolinguistics Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-510928-3 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 1999 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $270.00 |
Book Description:
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The authors promote the reintroduction of temporality into the description and analysis of spoken interaction. They argue that spoken words are, in fact, objects and that unless linguists consider how they are delivered within the context of time, they will not capture the full meaning of situated language use. Their approach is rigorously empirical, with analyses of English, German, and Italian rhythm, all grounded in sequences of actual talk-in-interaction.
The authors promote the reintroduction of temporality into the description and analysis of spoken interaction. They argue that spoken words are, in fact, objects and that unless linguists consider how they are delivered within the context of time, they will not capture the full meaning of situated language use. Their approach is rigorously empirical, with analyses of English, German, and Italian rhythm, all grounded in sequences of actual talk-in-interaction.