Analysing Casual Conversation - Suzanne Eggins
Genre in casual conversation: telling stories
Analysing Casual Conversation - Suzanne Eggins
Suzanne Eggins [+]
University of Technology Sydney
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Diana Slade [+]
Australian National University
Diana Slade is Professor of Applied Linguistics, School of Literature, Languages and Linguistics. She is also Director of the ANU Institute of Communication in Health Care. Her major publications include Communicating in Hospital Emergency Departments (co-authored, Springer), Effective Communication in Clinical Handover: from Research to Practice (co-edited with S. Eggins and F. Geddes), and Analysing Casual Conversation (with S. Eggins, Equinox Publishing).
Description
6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Chunk and chat segments in casual talk; 6.3 Principles of generic analysis; 6.4 Storytelling genres; 6.5 Casual talk at work: a generic characterization; 6.6 The limitations of a generic analysis: the chat segments; 6.7 Conclusion