Getting things done at work : the discourse of power in workplace interaction /
Annotation The linguistic study of workplace language is a new and exciting area of research. This book explores the expression of power in a New Zealand workplace through examination of 52 everyday interactions between four women and their colleagues. The main focus of this research is the expressi...
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| Formato: | Licensed eBooks |
| Idioma: | inglês |
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Amsterdam ; Philadelphia, PA :
John Benjamins Pub.,
2004.
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| coleção: | Pragmatics & beyond ;
new ser. v. 124. |
| Acesso em linha: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=148639 |
Sumário:
- Getting Things Done atWork; Editorial page; Title page; LCC page; Table of contents; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. Directives, requests and advice; 3. Identifying control acts; 4. Analysis of control act head acts; 5. Modification of control act head acts; 6. Exploring control acts in context; 7. Control acts between Managers and their staff; 8. Managers and power in the workplace; 9. Language and power between equals; Appendix A. Transcription conventions; Appendix B. Main interaction purpose and word counts; Appendix C. Directive head acts; Appendix D. Request head acts.