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Beyond rhetorical questions : assertive questions in everyday interaction /

This book uses Conversation Analysis methodology to analyze rhetorical and other questions that are designed to convey assertions, rather than seek new information. It shows how these question sequences unfold interactionally in naturally-occurring talk in a variety of settings, e.g., friends arguin...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Koshik, Irene
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins Pub. Co., 2005.
Colección:Studies in discourse and grammar ; v. 16.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This book uses Conversation Analysis methodology to analyze rhetorical and other questions that are designed to convey assertions, rather than seek new information. It shows how these question sequences unfold interactionally in naturally-occurring talk in a variety of settings, e.g., friends arguing over the phone, parents disciplining children, news interviews, and second language writing conferences. The questions are used across these widely different contexts to perform a number of related social actions such as accusations, challenges to prior turns, and complaints. Those used in institu.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (x, 182 pages).
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789027294500
902729450X
9789027226266
9027226261