Conversational Style

Author : Deborah Tannen
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2005-07-21
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780199725380

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Conversational Style by Deborah Tannen Pdf

This revised edition of Deborah Tannen's first discourse analysis book, Conversational Style--first published in 1984--presents an approach to analyzing conversation that later became the hallmark and foundation of her extensive body of work in discourse analysis, including the monograph Talking Voices, as well as her well-known popular books You Just Don't Understand, That's Not What I Meant!, and Talking from 9 to 5, among others. Carefully examining the discourse of six speakers over the course of a two-and-a-half hour Thanksgiving dinner conversation, Tannen analyzes the features that make up the speakers' conversational styles, and in particular how aspects of what she calls a 'high-involvement style' have a positive effect when used with others who share the style, but a negative effect with those whose styles differ. This revised edition includes a new preface and an afterword in which Tannen discusses the book's place in the evolution of her work. Conversational Style is written in an accessible and non-technical style that should appeal to scholars and students of discourse analysis (in fields like linguistics, anthropology, communication, sociology, and psychology) as well as general readers fascinated by Tannen's popular work. This book is an ideal text for use in introductory classes in linguistics and discourse analysis.

Author : Deborah Tannen
Publisher : Praeger
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780893911881

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Conversational Style by Deborah Tannen Pdf

This book provides a basic approach to the linguistic analysis of conversation, building toward a theory of the aesthetics of conversation by analyzing spontaneous talk among friends. It sheds light on such issues as pacing, turn-taking, storytelling, and humor, showing the effects on interaction when participants' conversational styles differ. Its readability makes it suitable for use as a text in discourse analysis at all levels.

Author : George Yule
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1996-06-06
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 0194372073

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Pragmatics by George Yule Pdf

This is an introduction to pragmatics, the study of how people make sense of each other linguistically. The author explains, and illustrates, basic concepts such as the co-operative principle, deixis, and speech acts, providing a clear, concise foundation for further study.

Author : Marion Roach Smith
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2011-06-09
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781455501823

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The Memoir Project by Marion Roach Smith Pdf

An extraordinary "practical resource for beginners" looking to write their own memoir—​now new and revised (Kirkus Reviews)! The greatest story you could write is one you've experienced yourself. Knowing where to start is the hardest part, but it just got a little easier with this essential guidebook for anyone wanting to write a memoir. Did you know that the #1 thing that baby boomers want to do in retirement is write a book—about themselves? It's not that every person has lived such a unique or dramatic life, but we inherently understand that writing a memoir—whether it's a book, blog, or just a letter to a child—is the single greatest path to self-examination. Through the use of disarmingly frank, but wildly fun tactics that offer you simple and effective guidelines that work, you can stop treading water in writing exercises or hiding behind writer's block. Previously self-published under the title, Writing What You Know: Raelia, this book has found an enthusiastic audience that now writes with intent.

Author : Deborah Tannen
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2013-04-23
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780062210111

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That's Not What I Meant! by Deborah Tannen Pdf

At home, on the job, in a personal relationship, it's often not what you say but how you say it that counts. Deborah Tannen revolutionized our thinking about relationships between women and men in her #1 bestseller You Just Don't Understand. In That's Not What I Meant!, the internationally renowned sociolinguist and expert on communication demonstrates how our conversational signals—voice level, pitch and intonation, rhythm and timing, even the simple turns of phrase we choose—are powerful factors in the success or failure of any relationship. Regional speech characteristics, ethnic and class backgrounds, age, and individual personality all contribute to diverse conversational styles that can lead to frustration and misplaced blame if ignored—but provide tools to improve relationships if they are understood. At once eye-opening, astute, and vastly entertaining, Tannen's classic work on interpersonal communication will help you to hear what isn't said and to recognize how your personal conversational style meshes or clashes with others. It will give you a new understanding of communication that will enable you to make the adjustments that can save a conversation . . . or a relationship.

Author : Gretchen Rubin
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2012-06-26
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781443418195

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The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin Pdf

What if you could change your life--without changing your life? Gretchen had a good marriage, two healthy daughters, and work she loved--but one day, stuck on a city bus, she realized that time was flashing by, and she wasn’t thinking enough about the things that really mattered. “I should have a happiness project,” she decided. She spent the next year test-driving the wisdom of the ages, current scientific studies, and lessons from popular culture about how to be happier. Each month, she pursued a different set of resolutions: go to sleep earlier, quit nagging, forget about results, or take time to be silly. Bit by bit, she began to appreciate and amplify the happiness that already existed in her life. Written with humour and insight, Gretchen’s story will inspire you to start your own happiness project. Now in a beautiful, expanded edition, Gretchen offers a wealth of new material including happiness paradoxes and practical tips on many daily matters: being a more light-hearted parent, sticking to a fitness routine, getting your sweetheart to do chores without nagging, coping when you forget someone’s name and more.

Author : Judith E. Glaser
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2016-10-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781351862073

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Conversational Intelligence by Judith E. Glaser Pdf

The key to success in life and business is to become a master at Conversational Intelligence. It's not about how smart you are, but how open you are to learn new and effective powerful conversational rituals that prime the brain for trust, partnership, and mutual success. Conversational Intelligence translates the wealth of new insights coming out of neuroscience from across the globe, and brings the science down to earth so people can understand and apply it in their everyday lives. Author Judith Glaser presents a framework for knowing what kind of conversations trigger the lower, more primitive brain; and what activates higher-level intelligences such as trust, integrity, empathy, and good judgment. Conversational Intelligence makes complex scientific material simple to understand and apply through a wealth of easy to use tools, examples, conversational rituals, and practices for all levels of an organization.

Author : Dagmara Gałajda,Paweł Zakrajewski,Mirosław Pawlak
Publisher : Springer
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2016-04-20
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783319319544

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Researching Second Language Learning and Teaching from a Psycholinguistic Perspective by Dagmara Gałajda,Paweł Zakrajewski,Mirosław Pawlak Pdf

This edited collection explores the processes of second language learning and teaching from a psycholinguistic perspective. Authored by leading experts in the field, the book includes studies focusing on theoretical, empirical and practical aspects of second and foreign language education. Part One offers contributions devoted to a range of learner-related factors, dealing with affective and cognitive variables, the process of reading and the acquisition of lexis. Part Two brings together papers related to teacher awareness of second language instruction that focus on conversational styles, fostering intercultural pragmatics, teacher job satisfaction, the development of instructional materials and challenges of teacher training in different contexts. It is of interest to researchers as well as graduate and postgraduate students seeking fresh inspirations for their own empirical investigations of the ways in which second and foreign languages are taught and learned.

Author : Deborah Tannen
Publisher : Ballantine Books
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2006-12-26
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9780812972665

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You're Wearing That? by Deborah Tannen Pdf

Deborah Tannen's #1 New York Times bestseller You Just Don’t Understand revolutionized communication between women and men. Now, in her most provocative and engaging book to date, she takes on what is potentially the most fraught and passionate connection of women’s lives: the mother-daughter relationship. It was Tannen who first showed us that men and women speak different languages. Mothers and daughters speak the same language–but still often misunderstand each other, as they struggle to find the right balance between closeness and independence. Both mothers and daughters want to be seen for who they are, but tend to see the other as falling short of who she should be. Each overestimates the other’s power and underestimates her own. Why do daughters complain that their mothers always criticize, while mothers feel hurt that their daughters shut them out? Why do mothers and daughters critique each other on the Big Three–hair, clothes, and weight–while longing for approval and understanding? And why do they scrutinize each other for reflections of themselves? Deborah Tannen answers these and many other questions as she explains why a remark that would be harmless coming from anyone else can cause an explosion when it comes from your mother or your daughter. She examines every aspect of this complex dynamic, from the dark side that can shadow a woman throughout her life, to the new technologies like e-mail and instant messaging that are transforming mother-daughter communication. Most important, she helps mothers and daughters understand each other, the key to improving their relationship. With groundbreaking insights, pitch-perfect dialogues, and deeply moving memories of her own mother, Tannen untangles the knots daughters and mothers can get tied up in. Readers will appreciate Tannen’s humor as they see themselves on every page and come away with real hope for breaking down barriers and opening new lines of communication. Eye-opening and heartfelt, You’re Wearing That? illuminates and enriches one of the most important relationships in our lives. “Tannen analyzes and decodes scores of conversations between moms and daughters. These exchanges are so real they can make you squirm as you relive the last fraught conversation you had with your own mother or daughter. But Tannen doesn't just point out the pitfalls of the mother-daughter relationship, she also provides guidance for changing the conversations (or the way that we feel about the conversations) before they degenerate into what Tannen calls a mutually aggravating spiral, a "self-perpetuating cycle of escalating responses that become provocations." – The San Francisco Chronicle

Author : Joel Shaul
Publisher : JKP
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2014-10-21
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781849057592

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The Green Zone Conversation Book by Joel Shaul Pdf

Using bright colours and fun illustrations, this book will show children with Autism Spectrum Disorder aged 7 and above how to identify common interests in conversation, and how to go on to talk about them successfully. The photocopiable worksheets and activities encourage children to engage with this visual model and reinforce the method.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1228218138

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Conversational style by Anonim Pdf

Author : Ron Taffel
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2010-04-13
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781416559283

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Childhood Unbound by Ron Taffel Pdf

Identifies the challenges facing parents as they raise their children in the early twenty-first century, and describes a parenting approach designed to encourage the good in kids of all ages, while steering them away from the bad.

Author : Deborah Tannen
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2013-04-23
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780062210098

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You Just Don't Understand by Deborah Tannen Pdf

From the author of New York Times bestseller You're Wearing That? this bestselling classic work draws upon groundbreaking research by an acclaimed sociolinguist to show that women and men live in different worlds, made of different words. Women and men live in different worlds...made of different words. Spending nearly four years on the New York Times bestseller list, including eight months at number one, You Just Don't Understand is a true cultural and intellectual phenomenon. This is the book that brought gender differences in ways of speaking to the forefront of public awareness. With a rare combination of scientific insight and delightful, humorous writing, Tannen shows why women and men can walk away from the same conversation with completely different impressions of what was said. Studded with lively and entertaining examples of real conversations, this book gives you the tools to understand what went wrong -- and to find a common language in which to strengthen relationships at work and at home. A classic in the field of interpersonal relations, this book will change forever the way you approach conversations.

Author : Charles Augustus Briggs,Archibald Alexander Hodge,Francis Landrey Patton,Benjamin Breckenridge Warfield
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 764 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1888
Category : Presbyterian Church
ISBN : WISC:89077097087

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The Presbyterian Review by Charles Augustus Briggs,Archibald Alexander Hodge,Francis Landrey Patton,Benjamin Breckenridge Warfield Pdf

Includes section "Reviews of recent theological literature".

Author : Geraldine E. Hynes
Publisher : SAGE Publications
Page : 692 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2015-01-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781483380070

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Managerial Communication by Geraldine E. Hynes Pdf

A Practical, Strategic Approach to Managerial Communication Managerial Communication: Strategies and Applications focuses on communication skills and strategies that managers need in today’s workplace. This book continues to be the market leader due to its strategic approach, solid research base, comprehensive coverage, balanced examination of oral and written communication, and focus on managerial, not entry-level, competencies. In the Sixth Edition, author Geraldine E. Hynes preserves the book’s key strengths while reflecting the realities of the contemporary workplace.