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Why do you ask? : the function of questions in institutional discourse /

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The act of questioning is the primary speech interaction between an institutional speaker and someone outside the institution. These roles dictate their language practices. This volume focuses solely on the question/answer process, drawing on a range of methodological approaches.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Freed, Alice F., 1946-, Ehrlich, Susan (Susan Lynn)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Subjects:
Oral communication.
Questioning.
Communication orale.
Interrogation.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Friendship.
Oral communication
Questioning
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:The act of questioning is the primary speech interaction between an institutional speaker and someone outside the institution. These roles dictate their language practices. This volume focuses solely on the question/answer process, drawing on a range of methodological approaches.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiv, 356 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:019804190X
9780198041900
9780195306897
0195306899
9780195306903
0195306902