Aspects of Confused Speech
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Aspects of Confused Speech

A Study of Verbal Interaction Between Confused and Normal Speakers

  1. 260 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Aspects of Confused Speech

A Study of Verbal Interaction Between Confused and Normal Speakers

About this book

Based on research focusing on the experience of having confused speech and being with confused speakers, this book begins with everyday, commonly understood ideas such as "talking too much" and examines how confused speech is "brought off" as a collaborative activity by the people involved. The author became involved in this project because she was interested in how "confusion" seemed to be something that everyone is not only involved in but also recognizes as part of ordinary life. At the same time, "confusion" is a word that is used somewhat as a blanket category for some people considered permanently incompetent and "set apart" from ordinary members of society. Her study analyzes how talk between confused and normal speakers throws light on this tension.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Introduction
  8. Acknowledgments
  9. 1: Confusion, Normality, and Everyday Life
  10. 2: Assembling and Processing the Data
  11. 3: Openings
  12. 4: Minimally Active Confused Speakers
  13. 5: Moderately Active Confused Speakers
  14. 6: Very Active Confused Speakers
  15. 7: Getting Confused?
  16. Appendix A: Research Participants
  17. Appendix B: Transcription Conventions
  18. Appendix C: Tilly's Story
  19. Appendix D: Lunchtime at the Bruner's
  20. References
  21. Author Index
  22. Subject Index