Conversation in World Englishes

ISBN-13: 9781108838023 / Angielski / Twarda / 2023 / 280 str.

Theresa (Technische Universitat Dortmund) Neumaier

Opis

An exploration of conversation in World Englishes, focusing on turn-taking and cultural variation in Southeast Asian and Caribbean English.

Spis treści

List of abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. Investigating talk-in-interaction in culture; 3. Codifying patterns of interaction; 4. Turn allocation in Southeast Asian and Caribbean English conversations: forms, contexts and frequences; 5. Turn-claiming and turn-holding resources in Southeast Asian and Caribbean English conversations; 6. Turn-claiming and turn-holding: strategy clusters; 7. Cooperation or fights for the floor?; 8. Conclusion and outlook.