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Georgetown University Round Table on languages and linguistics 2001 : linguistics, language and the real world

Chafe, Wallace(Contributions by)Duranti, Alessandro(Contributions by)Erickson, Frederick(Contributions by)Labov, William(Contributions by)Lakoff, Robin T.(Contributions by)Schiffrin, Deborah(Contributions by)Tannen, Deborah(Contributions by)Alatis, James E.(Edited by)Tannen, Deborah(Edited by)Tannen, Deborah(Edited by)
Part of the Georgetown University Round Table on Languages and Linguistics series series
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GURT is nationally and internationally recognized as one of the world's star gatherings for scholars in the fields of language and linguistics.

In 2001, the best from around the world in the disciplines of anthropological linguistics and discourse analysis meet to present and share the latest research on linguistic analysis and to address real-world contexts in private and public domains.

The result is this newest, invaluable 2001 edition of the Georgetown University Round Table on Languages and Linguistics.

This volume brings together the plenary speakers only, all leaders in their fields, showcasing discourse contexts that range from medical interactions to political campaigns, from classroom discourse and educational policy to current affairs, and to the importance of everyday family conversations.

The contributors expand the boundaries of discourse to include narrative theory, music and language, laughter in conversation, and the ventriloquizing of voices in dialogue.

Frederick Erickson explores the musical basis of language in an elementary school classroom; Wallace Chafe analyzes laughter in conversation. William Labov examines narratives told to South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission, while Deborah Schiffrin compares multiple accounts of Holocaust narratives, and Alessandro Duranti considers competing speaker and audience interpretations during a political candidate's campaign tour.

Robin Lakoff uncovers contrasting narratives shared by different cultural groups with respect to such current events as the O.J.

Simpson trial. Deborah Tannen examines the integration of power and connection in family relationships, while Heidi Hamilton considers accounts that diabetic patients give their doctors.

Shirley Brice Heath looks at discourse strategies used by policymakers to deny research findings, and G.

Richard Tucker and Richard Donato report on a successful bilingual program.

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Georgetown University Press
0878409041 / 9780878409044
Paperback / softback
410
20/03/2003
United States
English
304 p.
23 cm
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