Talk and practical epistemology :: the social life of knowledge in a Caribbean community /

Drawing on the methods of conversation analysis and ethnography, this book sets out to examine the epistemological practices of Indo-Guyanese villagers as these are revealed in their talk and daily conduct. Based on over eighty-five hours of conversation recorded during twelve months of ethnographic...

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1. Verfasser: Sidnell, Jack
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins, 2005.
Schriftenreihe:Pragmatics & beyond ; new ser., 142.
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Zusammenfassung:Drawing on the methods of conversation analysis and ethnography, this book sets out to examine the epistemological practices of Indo-Guyanese villagers as these are revealed in their talk and daily conduct. Based on over eighty-five hours of conversation recorded during twelve months of ethnographic fieldwork, the book describes both the social distribution of knowledge and the villagers' methods for distinguishing between fact and fancy, knowledge and belief through close analyses of particular encounters. The various chapters consider uncertainty and expertise in advice-giving, the cultivati.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xv, 255 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789027294098
9027294097
9789027253859
9027253854
1282156381
9781282156388
9786612156380
6612156384
ISSN:0922-842X ;

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