Getting others to do things

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Floyd, SimeonHrsg.Rossi, GiovanniHrsg.Enfield, N. J.Hrsg.

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436 Seiten

Englisch

Language Science Presserschienen am11.09.2020

Getting others to do things is a central part of social interaction in any human society. Language is our main tool for this purpose. In this book, we show that sequences of interaction in which one person¿s behaviour solicits or occasions another¿s assistance or collaboration share common structural properties that provide a basis for the systematic comparison of this domain across languages. The goal of this comparison is to uncover similarities and differences in how language and other conduct are used in carrying out social action around the world, including different kinds of requests, orders, suggestions, and other actions brought together under the rubric of recruitment.mehr

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KlappentextGetting others to do things is a central part of social interaction in any human society. Language is our main tool for this purpose. In this book, we show that sequences of interaction in which one person¿s behaviour solicits or occasions another¿s assistance or collaboration share common structural properties that provide a basis for the systematic comparison of this domain across languages. The goal of this comparison is to uncover similarities and differences in how language and other conduct are used in carrying out social action around the world, including different kinds of requests, orders, suggestions, and other actions brought together under the rubric of recruitment.

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ISBN/GTIN978-3-96110-279-2

ProduktartBuch

EinbandartGebunden

Verlag

Language Science Press

Erscheinungsjahr2020

Erscheinungsdatum11.09.2020

ReiheStudies in Diversity Linguistics 31

Seiten436 Seiten

SpracheEnglisch

MasseBreite 175 mm, Höhe 246 mm, Dicke 33 mm