Language of Conversation

<p>This accessible satellite textbook in the Routledge <em>Intertext</em> series offers students hands-on practical experience of textual analysis of conversation. Written in a clear user-friendly style by an experienced teacher it combines practical activities with texts accompanied by commentaries and suggestions for further study. It can be used individually or in conjunction with the series core textbook <em>Working With Texts</em> Aimed at A-Level and beginning undergraduate students <em>The Language of Conversation:</em><br>* Analyses exactly what happens during conversation and why<br>* Discusses the structure purpose and features of conversation<br>* Explores the relationship between speaker and listener<br>* Examines different kinds of conversation such as chatroom conversations extracts from chatshows and everyday conversation<br>* Provides a clear introduction to technical terms.</p>