
Grammar in Everyday Talk
by Sandra A. Thompson
Title:
Grammar in Everyday Talk
Author:
Sandra A. Thompson
Series (if any):
Studies in Interactional Sociolinguistics
Edited by:
Barbara A. Fox
Format:
Hardback
Number of pages:
356 pages, 45 Tables, black and white; 40 Halftones, unspecified
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-13:
9781107031029
EAN:
9781107031029
Classifications:
Linguistics
Weight (g):
776
Dimensions (mm):
161 x 236 x 27
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Description
Drawing on everyday telephone and video interactions, this book surveys how English speakers use grammar to formulate responses in ordinary conversation. Speakers build their responses in a variety of ways: the responses can be longer or shorter, repetitive or not, and can be uttered with different intonational 'melodies'.














