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Author Kurhila, Salla.

Title Second language interaction / Salla Kurhila
Published Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins, ©2006

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Description 1 online resource (vii, 257 pages)
Series Pragmatics & beyond, 0922-842X ; v. 145
Pragmatics & beyond ; new ser., 145
Contents Second Language Interaction; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Introduction; Repair organisation as a means to construct understanding; Other-correction; Word search; Candidate understandings; Concluding discussion; Notes; References; Appendix; Index; The Pragmatics & Beyond New Series
Summary Members of divergent societies are increasingly involved in interactional situations, both publicly and privately, where participants do not share linguistic resources. Second language conversations have become common everyday events in the globalized world, and an interest has evolved to determine how interaction is conducted and understanding achieved in such asymmetric conversations. This book describes how mutual intelligibility is established, checked and remedied in authentic interaction between first and second language speakers, both in institutional and everyday situations. The study
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-249) and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Conversation analysis.
Social interaction.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS -- Friendship.
Conversation analysis
Social interaction
Verbale communicatie.
Tweede taal.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9789027293657
9027293651
9789027253880
9027253889