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This book uses Conversation Analysis methodology to analyze rhetorical and other questions that are designed to convey assertions, rather than seek new information. It shows how these question sequences unfold interactionally in naturally-occurring talk in a variety of settings,…
The secrets to successful communication in life and work are revealed in this unique motivational primer, which shows how asking the right questions can help persuade people, find out what they really want, and reveal the right opportunities. Fifteen of the smartest questions ar…
The act of questioning is the primary speech interaction between an institutional speaker and someone outside the institution. These roles dictate their language practices. ""Why Do You Ask?"" is the first collected volume to focus solely on the question/answer process, drawing …
The act of questioning is the primary speech interaction between an institutional speaker and someone outside the institution. These roles dictate their language practices. "Why Do You Ask?" is the first collected volume to focus solely on the question/answer process, drawing on…
The first volume to make questions and questioning the explicit focus of its investigation, this book examines the use of questions in institutional discourse. Fifteen original essays consider a wide range of institutional settings--from traditionally studied contexts such as me…