Language and Interaction by Richard F Young

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Written by an experienced teacher and researcher in the field, this is an essential resource for students and researchers of applied linguistics and communication studies.

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Language and Interaction by Richard F Young

Written by an experienced teacher and researcher in the field, this is an essential resource for students and researchers of applied linguistics and communication studies.

'In sum, the resource book suggests a path one may follow to investigate language as social action and offers suggestions for further studiesIt represents an outstanding proposal to bridge the gap among different disciplines and theories having them to intersect on naturally occurring data.' - Michela Biazzi, Linguistlist

'This volume is an eminently useful and comprehensive presentation of all the major research themese, questions, and studies int he field of language as social interaction.' - Claire Kramsch, University of California, Berkeley, USA


"The book is well-structured and reader-friendly thanks to its clear and cohesive
overall organization...In sum, the resource book suggests a path one may follow to investigate language as social action and offers suggestions for further studies. It represents an outstanding proposal to bridge the gap among different disciplines and theories having them to intersect and interact on naturally occurring data. " Linguist List, May 2009

'This book provides an excellent, comprehensive resource for teaching degree programmes in the fields of language, social interaction and human communication. The discussion is always extremely clear and there is a very broad coverage of relevant issues, approaches and methodologies. The discussion is complemented by a range of readings, data, exercises and tasks, making the book also very suitable for self-study.' – Paul Seedhouse, Newcastle University, UK

Richard F. Young is Professor of English at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, USA.
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ISBN 13 9780415385527
ISBN 10 0415385520
Title Language and Interaction
Author Richard F Young
Series Routledge Applied Linguistics
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Routledge
Year published 2008-05-23
Number of pages 350
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.