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Getting things done at work : the discourse of power in workplace interaction /
The linguistic study of workplace language is a new and exciting area of research. This book explores the expression of power in a New Zealand workplace through examination of 52 everyday interactions between four women and their colleagues. The main focus of this research is the expression of three...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Philadelphia, PA :
John Benjamins Pub.,
2004.
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| Colección: | Pragmatics & beyond ;
new ser., v. 124. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The linguistic study of workplace language is a new and exciting area of research. This book explores the expression of power in a New Zealand workplace through examination of 52 everyday interactions between four women and their colleagues. The main focus of this research is the expression of three types of "control acts", i.e., directives, requests and advice. The women include two managers who demonstrate an interactive participative style of management. They tend to minimise rather than exert power, although their status is still evident in their speech. The study is original in its combin. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (viii, 276 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781588115218 1588115216 9027295387 9789027295385 1282255088 9781282255081 1423772385 9781423772385 9786612255083 6612255080 |