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Language in social worlds /

Robinson, W. P.

Language in social worlds / W. Peter Robinson. - Oxford, UK ; Malden, MA : Blackwell, 2002. - xv, 368 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [338]-356) and indexes.

List of Fifures. List of Tables. Preface. Acknowledgments. 1. Contextual Framework for Social Psychology of Language in Communication: Aims and Issues.2. Language in and out of Context: Structure and Substance.3. Functions of Language.4. Non-Verbal Communication in Non-Human Creatures.5. Human Non-Verbal Communication.6. Encounter Regulation and Conversation.7. Regulation of States and Behaviour of Self and Others.8. Regulation and Marking of Social Relationships: Shaking Hands.9. Terms of Address and Reference, and Being Polite.10. Marking of States, Identities, and Settings: Issues.11. Marking of States, Identities, and Settings: Data and Their Interpretation.12. The Representational Function (F7).13. Mass-Mediated Communication: Spirals of Spin and Broken Swords of Truth.14. Representation and Regulation: Their Relevance to Social Class.15. Five Theories and a Representation-As-Default Thesis.16. Retrospect and Prospect. References. Name Index. Subject Index.

0631193359 0631193367 (pbk.)

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Language and languages.
Communication.
Sociolinguistics.
Human behavior.

P107 / .R63 2002

306.44 ROB