Advice in Conversation - Corpus Pragmatics Meets Mixed Methods

This Element is a contribution to a new generation of corpus pragmatics research by taking as its starting point the multifaceted nature of speech acts in conversation, and by adopting a mixed-methods approach. Through a unique combination of theoretical, qualitative, quantitative, and statistical approaches, it provides a detailed investigation of advice-giving and advice uptake in relation to (i) the range of constructions used to give advice in different discourse contexts and at different points in time, and (ii) their interaction with dialogic and social factors of advice uptake as key components of frames of advice exchanges in natural conversation. Using data from the London-Lund Corpora of spoken British English, the Element shows, firstly, that there are systematic differences in advising between discourse contexts over the past half a century, and, secondly, that who gave the advice and how they did it are the strongest predictors of the advisee's response. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

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• Authors: Rachele De Felice, Rachele De Felice, C. Paradis, Carita Paradis, Paradis Carita, Nele Poldvere, Nele (Lunds Universitet Poldvere, Nele Põldvere
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2022
• EAN: 9781009054515
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0905451-5
• No. of pages: 75
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 227 mm x 7 mm
• Series: Print on demand titles; Elements in Pragmatics
• Subjects: Education and learning; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Sociolinguistics, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Semantics, Sociolinguistics, Semantics, discourse analysis, stylistics, Semantics, discourse analysis, etc