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In contrast to traditional approaches of mainstream psycholinguists, the authors of Communicating with One Another approach spontaneous spoken discourse as a dynamic process, rich with structures, patterns, and rules other than conventional grammar and syntax. Daniel C. O’Connell and Sabine Kowal thoroughly critique mainstream psycholinguistics, proposing instead a shift in theoretical focus from experimentation to field observation, from monologue to dialogue, and from the written to the spoken. They invoke four theoretical principles: intersubjectivity, perspectivity, open-endedness, and verbal integrity. Their analyses of historical and original research raise significant questions about the relationship between spoken and written discourse, particularly with regard to transcription and punctuation. With emphasis on political discourse, media interviews, and dramatic performance, the authors review both familiar and unexplored characteristics of spontaneous spoken communication, including: (1) The speaker’s use of prosody. (2) The functions of interjections. (3) What fillers do for a living. (4) Turn-taking: Smooth and otherwise. (5) Laughter, applause, and booing: from individual listener to collective audience. (6) Pauses, silence, and the art of listening.
The paradigm shift proposed in Communicating with One Another will interest and provoke readers concerned about communicative language use – including psycholinguists, sociolinguists, and anthropological linguists.
Feature:
Challenges the mainstream trend in psycholinguistics to focus primarily on the language system itself, on the syntax and well-formedness
Disputes the idea that spontaneous spoken discourse is flawed, inefficient, and chaotic
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"A unique view of language studies throughout the 20th and into the 21st centuries: where the mainstream emphasis has been, what has been missing, and what remedies are needed. In other words, this book is a call for a paradigm shift in the study of oral communication. It is a must read for people interested in language use, as well as for specialists in language studies." Camelia Suleiman, Ph.D., Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA
"The authors have identified crucial theoretical and methodological assumptions that have hampered scholarship on language use. Their critical assessment is grounded in nuanced theoretical analysis and rigorous empirical studies. As a result, they reveal the complexity, elegance, and moral aspects of day to day dialogical communication." Kevin P. Weinfurt, Ph.D., Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
In contrast to traditional approaches of mainstream psycholinguists, the authors of Communicating with One Another approach spontaneous spoken discourse as a dynamic process, rich with structures, patterns, and rules other than conventional grammar and syntax. Daniel C. O’Connell and Sabine Kowal thoroughly critique mainstream psycholinguistics, proposing instead a shift in theoretical focus from experimentation to field observation, from monologue to dialogue, and from the written to the spoken. They invoke four theoretical principles: intersubjectivity, perspectivity, open-endedness, and verbal integrity. Their analyses of historical and original research raise significant questions about the relationship between spoken and written discourse, particularly with regard to transcription and punctuation. With emphasis on political discourse, media interviews, and dramatic performance, the authors review both familiar and unexplored characteristics of spontaneous spoken communication, including:
- The speaker’s use of prosody.
- The functions of interjections.
- What fillers do for a living.
- Turn-taking: Smooth and otherwise.
- Laughter, applause, and booing: from individual listener to collective audience.
- Pauses, silence, and the art of listening.
The paradigm shift proposed in Communicating with One Another will interest and provoke readers concerned about communicative language use – including psycholinguists, sociolinguists, and anthropological linguists.
Contents:
PART I: A CRITIQUE OF MAINSTREAM PSYCHOLINGUISTICS. 1. The Problematic. 2. Empirical Methods. 3. Fluency and Hesitation. 4. The Written. PART II: FOUNDATIONS FOR RESEARCH ON SPONTANEOUS SPOKEN DISCOURSE. 5. Rhetoric. 6. Intentionality. 7. From Monologism to Dialogicality. 8. Listening. PART III: EMPIRICAL RESEARCH ON SPONTANEOUS SPOKEN DISCOURSE. 9. Punctuation. 10. Transcription. 11. Pauses. 12. Prosody. 13. Fillers. 14. Interjections. 15. Referring. 16. Turn-taking. 17. Laughter. 18. Applause and Other Audience Reactions. PART IV: TOWARD A THEORY OF SPONTANEOUS SPOKEN DISCOURSE. 19. Intersubjectivity. 20. Perspectivity. 21. Open-endedness. 22. Verbal Integrity. 23. Spontaneous Spoken Discourse. 24. Communicating in Print about Communicating Orally.
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Publisher: Springer (Springer New York)
Publication date: September, 2008
Pages: 265
Weight: 596g
Availability: Not available (reason unspecified)
Subcategories: Psychology
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CUSTOMER REVIEWS
"A unique view of language studies throughout the 20th and into the 21st centuries: where the mainstream emphasis has been, what has been missing, and what remedies are needed. In other words, this book is a call for a paradigm shift in the study of oral communication. It is a must read for people interested in language use, as well as for specialists in language studies."
-Camelia Suleiman, Ph.D., Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA
"O’Connell and Kowal have done the field of psychology a great favor by rescuing the rich human experience of language use and allowing it to live and breathe in its natural habitat. The authors have identified crucial theoretical and methodological assumptions that have hampered scholarship on language use. Their critical assessment is grounded in nuanced theoretical analysis and rigorous empirical studies. As a result, they reveal the complexity, elegance, and moral aspects of day to day dialogical communication. For the research community, the authors’ theoretical pillars of intersubjectivity, perspectivity, open-endedness, and verbal integrity provide a needed context for evaluating and planning research on language use. For general psychology, these same four concepts permit a view of language as a domain in which to study people’s interests and the tools they use to pursue them. For the rest of us, O’Connell and Kowal’s book provides an opportunity to marvel at both the folly and dignity of the human condition."
-Kevin P. Weinfurt, Ph.D., Duke University, Durham, NC, USA