1st Edition
Investigating Intimate Discourse Exploring the spoken interaction of families, couples and friends
1. Intimate Discourse: An Overview 2. Approaches to Analysing Intimate Discourse 3. A Framework for the Analysis of Intimate Discourse 4. The Shared Linguistic Repertoire of Intimates 5. The Pragmatics of 'Being Intimate' 6. Linguistic Variation and Intimate Discourse 7. Conclusion
Biography
Brian Clancy is a lecturer in academic writing and research methods at Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, Ireland. He is co-author of Introducing Pragmatics in Use (Routledge, 2011).
'How refreshing to have a study devoted to the most pervasive and important form of human interaction which remains relatively under-researched. Dr Clancy's study is insightful and thought-provoking and, through his astute choice of examples, he reminds us of just how central this form of communication is in building and maintaining our relationships with one another.' Martin Warren, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China
