Small Talk

by Justine Coupland

Book Overview

This study presents a new perspective on small talk and its crucial role in everyday communication. The new approach presented here is supported by analyses of interactional data in specific settings - private and public, face-to-face and telephone talk. They vary from gossip at the family dinner table and intimate 'keeping in touch' phone conversations, to interpersonally-focused talk in institutional settings, such as the government office and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0582414261
• ISBN13: 9780582414266
• Release Date: June 2000
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.7" x 9.1"