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Language and social identity / - Cambridge [Cambridgeshire] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1982. - x, 272 p. ; - Studies in interactional sociolinguistics, 2. .

Includes indexes.

Introduction : Language and the communication of social identity / John J. Gumperz and Jenny Cook-Gumperz --
Thematic structure and progression in discourse / John J. Gumperz, Gurinder Aulakh, and Hannah Kaltman --
Discovering connections / Arpita Mishra --
Inscrutability revisited / Linda Wai Ling Young --
Negotiating interpretations in interethnic settings / Mark Hansell and Cheryl Seabrook Ajirotutu --
Strategies and counterstrategies in the use of yes-no questions in discourse / Adrian Bennett --
Negotiations of language choice in Montreal / Monica S. Heller --
Performance and ethnic style in job interviews / F. Niyi Akinnaso and Cheryl Seabrook Ajirotutu --
Interethnic communication in committee negotiations / John J. Gumperz and Jenny Cook-Gumperz --
Fact and inference in courtroom testimony / John J. Gumperz --
A cultural approach to male-female miscommunication / Daniel N. Maltz and Ruth A. Borker --
Ethnic style in male-female conversation / Deborah Tannen --
Language and disadvantage : the hidden process / T.C. Jupp, Celia Roberts, and Jenny Cook-Gumperz.

ISBN: 9780521288972 052124692X 0521288975 (pbk.)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Sociolinguistics.
Interpersonal communication.
Intercultural communication.
Discourse analysis.

Dewey Class. No.: 306.44 401/.9 / LAN