Rethinking Context: Language as an Interactive Phenomenon (Studies in the Social and Cultural Foundations of Language)

Studies in the Social and Cultural Foundations of Language

by Alessandro Duranti

The essays in this collection, written by many of the leading figures in the social sciences, critically reexamine the concept of context from a variety of different angles and propose new ways of thinking abut it with reference to specific human activities such as face-to-face interaction, radio talk, medical diagnosis, political encounters, and socialization practices.

Genres: Language, Linguistics

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First published May 19, 1992