In contrast to traditional approaches of mainstream psycholinguists, the authors of Communicating with One Another approach spontaneous spoken discourse as a dynamic process, rich with structures, patterns, and rules other than conventional grammar and syntax. Daniel C. O'Connell and Sabine Kowal thoroughly critique mainstream psycholinguistics, proposing instead a shift in theoretical focus from experimentation to field observation, from monologue to dialogue, and from the written to the spoken. They invoke four theoretical principles: intersubjectivity, perspectivity, open-endedness, and verbal integrity. Their analyses of historical and original research raise significant questions about the relationship between spoken and written discourse, particularly with regard to transcription and punctuation. With emphasis on political discourse, media interviews, and dramatic performance, the authors review both familiar and unexplored characteristics of spontaneous spoken communication, including: (1) The speaker's use of prosody. (2) The functions of interjections. (3) What fillers do for a living. (4) Turn-taking: Smooth and otherwise. (5) Laughter, applause, and booing: from individual listener to collective audience. (6) Pauses, silence, and the art of listening. The paradigm shift proposed in Communicating with One Another will interest and provoke readers concerned about communicative language use - including psycholinguists, sociolinguists, and anthropological linguists.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
ISBN-13
9780387776316
eBay Product ID (ePID)
95013529
Product Key Features
Subject Area
Developmental Psychology, Clinical Psychology
Author
Sabine Kowal
Publication Name
Communicating with One Another: Toward a Psychology of Spontaneous Spoken Discourse
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Year
2008
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
265 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
235mm
Item Width
155mm
Item Weight
600g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Sabine Kowal
Series Title
Cognition and Language: a Series in Psycholinguistics