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Book: Analysing Casual Conversation

Chapter: Making meanings in everyday talk

DOI: 10.1558/equinox.25496

Blurb:

1.1 Introduction; 1.2 The achievements of casual conversation; 1.3 The paradox of casual conversation; 1.4 Defining casual conversation: pragmatic vs. casual conversations; 1.5 Variation in casual conversation; 1.6 Outline of the book

Chapter Contributors

  • Suzanne Eggins (suzanne.eggins@uts.edu.au - textwork) 'Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences University of Technology Sydney'
  • Diana Slade (diana.slade@uts.edu.au - dslade) 'University of Technology Sydney'