| Description |
1 online resource (248 pages). |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Oxford studies in anthropological linguistics ; 7
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Oxford studies in anthropological linguistics ; 7.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The co-narration of order : aesthetics, iconicity, and experiencing conflict resolution / Donald Brenneis -- The trickster's scattered self / Ellen Basso -- Detective stories at dinnertime / Elinor Ochs, Ruth Smith, and Carolyn Taylor -- Embarrassment as pride : narrative resourcefulness and strategies of normativity among Cretan animal-thieves / Michael Herzfeld -- Ideological dissonance in the American legal system / William M. O'Barr and John M. Conley -- Consensus and dissent in U.S. legal opinions / Elizabeth Mertz -- We want to borrow your mouth : Tzotzil marital squabbles / John B. Haviland -- Disorderly dialogues in ritual impositions of order : the role of metapragmatics in Warao dispute mediation / Charles L. Briggs. |
| Summary |
This volume contains eight essays that are at the intersection of two important areas within linguistics: conversational analysis, and the use of narrative in the creation, mediation and resolution of conflict. The contributors explore these issues in a variety of cultures and languages. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Discourse analysis, Narrative.
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Discourse analysis, Narrative. |
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Conversation analysis.
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Conversation analysis. |
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Conflict management.
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Conflict management. |
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Language and culture.
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Language and culture. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Computer network resources.
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| Added Author |
Briggs, Charles L., 1953-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Disorderly discourse. New York : Oxford University Press, 1996 (DLC) 95046001 |
| ISBN |
9780195087765 (hardback) |
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0195087763 (hardback) |
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9780195087772 (paperback) |
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0195087771 (paperback) |
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1429415401 (electronic book) |
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9781429415408 (electronic book) |
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0195087763 (hardback) |
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0195087771 (paperback) |
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