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Conversation: How Talk is Organized (SAGE Series in Interpersonal Communication)
Conversation How Talk is Organized - SAGE Series in Interpersonal Communication Author:Margaret J. McLaughlin McLaughlin's broad and scholarly survey of conversational organization draws on literature from many disciplines. Organized and written for a wide range of graduate seminars and professionals, its style will also make it accessible to undergraduates.The book is both timely and important: it serves to keep people abreast of the fast-developing li... more »terature by providing a glossary of terms, sample conversations, an assessment of what is -- and what is not -- known, and guidelines for future research.Questions are raised about the role of context; the cognitive processes associated with intent and interpretation; the influence of co-occuring non-verbal signals; and issues associated with the meaning of communication competence.The author is not just concerned with the smaller elements in the stream of conversation, but has a particular interest in how these elements are combined into a coherent whole.« less