′miscommunication′ And Problematic Talk

by Nikolas Coupland

Book Overview

Language use and communication are pervasively and even intrinsically flawed, partial and problematic - this is the contention of this volume, which explores failures in interpersonal communication. Rather than approaching communication in terms of competence, effectiveness, efficiency and satisfaction, the contributors reassess key social contexts in terms of mis communication rather than communication, failure rather than success. They provide an...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803940327
• ISBN13: 9780803940321
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.