Diana Boxer's Applying Sociolinguistics: Domains and Face-to-Face Interaction is an up-to-date overview of discourse studies in oral interaction. Its focus is on encounters in the various spheres of life: family, educational, social, religious, and work, with an additional chapter on cross-cultural face-to-face interaction in these domains. Each chapter reviews current research in that specific domain, with particular attention to methodological issues. For example, in-depth explanations are offered to the reader on how the various approaches to studying face-to-face discourse (e.g....
Diana Boxer's Applying Sociolinguistics: Domains and Face-to-Face Interaction is an up-to-date overview of discourse studies in oral interactio...
The good schmooze is talk about life itself: the good, the bad, and the ugly--a heartfelt interaction with others--chatting, not "chatting up." "The Lost Art of the Good Schmooze: Building Rapport and Defusing Conflict in Everyday and Public Talk" is about what to say, when to say it, and how to say it. Full of insights that will prove useful at work, at home, with friends, and just about everywhere else, the book will help readers become tactful schmoozers who can defuse situational tensions and lubricate personal, social, workplace, and political interactions with others.
The book is...
The good schmooze is talk about life itself: the good, the bad, and the ugly--a heartfelt interaction with others--chatting, not "chatting up." "Th...
