Spoken Discourse: A model for analysis, Willis Edmondson — 1st Edition

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Spoken Discourse: A model for analysis, Willis Edmondson — 1st Edition

Name: Spoken Discourse: A model for analysis, Willis Edmondson — 1st Edition
Brand: Broadhursts Books
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Publication: London, Longman Group Limited, 1981

Formatting: 8vo, pp. 217.

Condition Report: Very Good. The binding remains firm and completely square, with an uncreased spine that suggests the book has likely never been fully opened or read. The card wrappers are bright and structurally sound, though there is a gentle upward curl to the fore-edge corners of the front wrap and some negligible rubbing to the spine ends consistent with mild shelf-wear. The text block is tight, with only a light, uniform toning to the page edges owing to the paper stock's natural age. An uncommonly handsome, well-preserved copy of a vulnerable paperback textbook.

Catalogue Note: This First Edition paperback was issued as Title Number 27 in the esteemed Longman Linguistics Library series, under the general editorship of R. H. Robins and G. N. Leech. Published simultaneously in cased and paperback editions in 1981, this softcover variant features the classic dual-tone blue and yellow Longman typographic cover design. A contemporary UK price sticker of "£5.50p net" is affixed to the rear wrap.

Given its status as a highly specific academic textbook, well-preserved original copies, particularly those free from the heavy highlighting, student annotations, and cracked spines typically found in surviving university stock, are increasingly uncommon on the open market.

In this pivotal contribution to conversational analysis, Dr Willis Edmondson develops a systematic, wide-ranging analytic model for understanding everyday talk. By treating conversation as a form of interactional negotiation, Edmondson explores how speakers simultaneously express internal ideas, contribute to ongoing discourse, and adopt strategies within a closed set of conversational rules. A cornerstone text for students and researchers of linguistics, sociology, and philosophy, Spoken Discourse bridges the gap between rule-based grammar and the dynamic reality of human communication.

Book Condition: Very Good

Book Authors: Willis Edmondson

Book Publisher: Longman Group Limited

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Non-Fiction

Genre: Education

Book edition: First Edition

Signed: No

Book Pages: 217

Book Publication Year: 1981

Book Publication Date:

Book Binding: Paperback

Illustrator: N/A

Book Series: Longman Linguistics Library

Country/region of manufacture: Singapore, Singapore

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