Calling for help: language and social interaction in telephone helplines
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Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Amsterdam John Benjamins Pub. Co. ©2005
Schriftenreihe:Pragmatics & beyond 143
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Calling for Help; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Dedication; Table of contents; Notes on contributors; Preface; Calling for help; I. Technical assistance; Calibrating for competence in calls to technical support; Collaborative problem description in help desk calls; The metaphoric use of space in expert-lay interaction about computing systems; II. Emotional support; The mitigation of advice; Four observations on openings in calls to Kids Help Line; 'I just want to hear somebody right now'; III. Healthcare provision
Telephone helplines have become one of the most pervasive sites of expert-lay interaction in modern societies throughout the world. Yet surprisingly little is known of the in situ, language-based processes of help-seeking and help-giving behavior that occurs within them. This collection of original studies by both internationally renowned and emerging scholars seeks to improve upon this state of affairs. It does so by offering some of the first systematic investigations of naturally-occurring spoken interaction in telephone helplines. Using the methods of Conversation Analysis, each of the con
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ISBN:9027253862
9027294089
9789027294081

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