English Conversation

Describing English Language

by Amy B.M. Tsui, John McHardy Sinclair (Series Editor), Ronald Carter (Series Editor)

The functions of conversational utterances in English are comprehensively described in this book. The author adopts a cross-disciplinary approach, drawing on insights from several fields, including speech act theory, ethnomethodology, and discourse analysis.

320 pages, Paperback

Published October 1, 1994

About the author

See also Amy O. Tsui