Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title:Forms Of TalkISBN13:9780812211122ISBN10:081221112XAuthor:Goffman, Erving (Author)Description: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 Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:UNIV OF PENNSYLVANIA PRPublication Date:1981-03-01Weight:1.16 lbsDimensions:0.9'' H x 9'' L x 6'' WNumber of Pages:344Language:English