About the Book
"This book provides an excellent, comprehensive resource for teaching degree programmes in the fields of language, social interaction and human communication. The discussion is always extremely clear and there is a very broad coverage of relevant issues, approaches and methodologies. The discussion is complemented by a range of readings, data, exercises and tasks, making the book also very suitable for self-study."
Paul Seedhouse, Professor of Educational and Applied Linguistics Newcastle University, UK
"This book offers an up-to-date overview on language and interaction, two key concepts in applied linguistics scholarship. It brings together key readings and materials and contains interesting and relevant tasks to help readers explore the issues and further develop their understandings. It is eminently readable and would make a good introductory text for courses on the topic."
Joan Kelly Hall, Professor of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies, Pennsylvania State University, USA
Language and Interaction:
- introduces key concepts in language and social interaction.
- describes how individuals develop skills in social interaction and shows how people create identities through their use of language.
- brings together essential readings in anthropology, discourse studies and sociology.
Written by an experienced teacher and researcher in the field, Language and Interaction is an essential resource for students and researchers of applied linguistics and communication studies.