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Forms of Talk - (Conduct and Communication) by Erving Goffman (Paperback)
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Highlights
- Forms of Talk extends Erving Goffman's interactional analyses of face-to-face communication to ordinary conversations and vebal exchanges.
- About the Author: Erving Goffman (1922-1982), Benjamin Franklin Professor of Anthropology and Sociology at the University of Pennsylvania, was one of the foremost sociologists of the twentieth century.
- 344 Pages
- Language + Art + Disciplines, Communication Studies
- Series Name: Conduct and Communication
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About the Book
This book brings together five of Goffman's seminal essays: Replies and Responses, Response Cries, Footing, The Lecture, and Radio Talk.
Book Synopsis
Forms of Talk extends Erving Goffman's interactional analyses of face-to-face communication to ordinary conversations and vebal exchanges. In this, his most sociolinguistic work, Goffman relates to certain forms of talk some of the issues that concerned him in his work on frame analysis. This book brings together five of Goffman's essays: "Replies and Responses," "Response Cries," "Footing," "The Lecture," and "Radio Talk."
Of lasting value in Goffman's work is his insistence that behavior--verbal or nonverbal--be examined along with the context of that behavior. In all of these classic essays, there is a "topic" at hand for discussion and analysis. In addition, as those familiar with Goffman's work have come to expect, there is the wider context in which the topic can be viewed and related to other topics--a characteristic move of Goffman's that has made his work so necessary for students of interaction in many disciplines.Review Quotes
"[Goffman] writes like an angel . . . with a keen feeling for social reality."-- "New York Review of Books"
"What makes [Goffman] compelling is not just the aptness of his observations or the rigors of his theoretical scheme but also his considerable gifts for rendering the everyday as bizarre and amusing."-- "New York Times"
About the Author
Erving Goffman (1922-1982), Benjamin Franklin Professor of Anthropology and Sociology at the University of Pennsylvania, was one of the foremost sociologists of the twentieth century. His Strategic Interaction is also available from the University of Pennsylvania Press.Dimensions (Overall): 9.0 Inches (H) x 5.8 Inches (W) x .9 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.25 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 344
Genre: Language + Art + Disciplines
Sub-Genre: Communication Studies
Series Title: Conduct and Communication
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Format: Paperback
Author: Erving Goffman
Language: English
Street Date: March 1, 1981
TCIN: 91353122
UPC: 9780812211122
Item Number (DPCI): 247-01-0615
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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