Language in Social Worlds

Copyright © 2003 by W. Peter Robinson

Language in Social Worlds

Editor(s): W. Peter Robinson

Published Online: 14 JAN 2008

Print ISBN: 9780631193357

Online ISBN: 9780470753453

DOI: 10.1002/9780470753453

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This is the first text on language in communication written from a social psychological perspective that sets issues in their broader biological, sociological and cultural contexts.

Table of contents

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      Frontmatter (pages i–xvi)

    2. Chapter 1

      The Contextual Framework for Social Psychology of Language in Communication: Aims and Issues (pages 1–13)

    3. Chapter 2

      Language in and Out of Context: Structure and Substance (pages 14–40)

    4. Chapter 3

      Functions of Language (pages 41–68)

    5. Chapter 4

      Non-Verbal Communication (NVC) in Non-Human Creatures (pages 69–80)

    6. Chapter 5

      Human Non-Verbal Communication (pages 81–99)

    7. Chapter 6

      Encounter Regulation and Conversation (pages 100–132)

    8. Chapter 7

      Regulation of States and Behavior of Self and Others (pages 133–148)

    9. Chapter 8

      Regulation and Marking of Social Relationships: Shaking Hands, Terms of Address and Reference, and Being Polite (pages 149–174)

    10. Chapter 9

      Marking of States, Identities, and Settings: Issues (pages 175–188)

    11. Chapter 10

      Marking of States, Identities, and Settings: Data and their Interpretation (pages 189–214)

    12. Chapter 11

      The Representational Function (F7) (pages 215–242)

    13. Chapter 12

      Mass-Mediated Communication: Spirals of Spin and Broken Swords of Truth (pages 243–272)

    14. Chapter 13

      Representation and Regulation: Their Relevance to Social Class (pages 273–284)

    15. Chapter 14

      Five Theories and a Representation-as-Default Thesis (pages 285–307)

    16. Chapter 15

      Retrospect and Prospect (pages 308–337)

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      References (pages 338–356)

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      Name Index (pages 357–362)

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      Subject Index (pages 363–368)

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