Linguistics, language, and the real world : discourse and beyond
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Linguistics, language, and the real world : discourse and beyond
（Georgetown University Round Table on Languages and Linguistics, 2001）
Georgetown University Press, c2003
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Includes bibliographies and index
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GURT is nationally and internationally recognized as one of the world's star gatherings for scholars in the fields of language and linguistics. In 2001, the best from around the world in the disciplines of anthropological linguistics and discourse analysis meet to present and share the latest research on linguistic analysis and to address real-world contexts in private and public domains. The result is this newest, invaluable 2001 edition of the Georgetown University Round Table on Languages and Linguistics. This volume brings together the plenary speakers only, all leaders in their fields, showcasing discourse contexts that range from medical interactions to political campaigns, from classroom discourse and educational policy to current affairs, and to the importance of everyday family conversations. The contributors expand the boundaries of discourse to include narrative theory, music and language, laughter in conversation, and the ventriloquizing of voices in dialogue. Frederick Erickson explores the musical basis of language in an elementary school classroom; Wallace Chafe analyzes laughter in conversation.
William Labov examines narratives told to South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission, while Deborah Schiffrin compares multiple accounts of Holocaust narratives, and Alessandro Duranti considers competing speaker and audience interpretations during a political candidate's campaign tour. Robin Lakoff uncovers contrasting narratives shared by different cultural groups with respect to such current events as the O.J. Simpson trial. Deborah Tannen examines the integration of power and connection in family relationships, while Heidi Hamilton considers accounts that diabetic patients give their doctors. Shirley Brice Heath looks at discourse strategies used by policymakers to deny research findings, and G. Richard Tucker and Richard Donato report on a successful bilingual program.
Table of Contents
OpeningIntroduction to the volumeJames E. Alatis, Georgetown University
Welcoming RemarksHeidi E. Hamilton, Georgetown University
Plenary speechesThe talk of learning professional workShirley Brice Heath, Stanford University
Linguistics, education, and the Ebonics firestormJohn R. Rickford, Stanford University
Dateline, deadline: Journalism, language, and the reshaping of time and place in the millenial world Alan Bell, Auckland University of Technology
Breaking into language and law: The trials of the insider-linguist Roger W. Shuy, Georgetown University
The (socio)linguistic turn in physician-patient communication researchRichard M. Frankel, The Fetzer Institute, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
Holy tower of Babel: The language and linguistics of machinesLee Lubbers, SJ, Satellite Communications for Learning (SCOLA)
Selected Conferences PapersLanguage policy and mother-tongue education in South Africa:The case for a market-oriented approachNkonko M. Kamwangamalu, University of Natal, South Africa
Language mixing at home and school in a multilingual community(Mandra Mountains, Cameroon)Leslie C. Moore, University of California, Los Angeles
Exploring children's spontaneous accomplishments of reading activityLaura Sterponi, University of California, Los Angeles
Involvement strategies in news analysis roundtable discussions Stacy Krainz, State University of New York at Buffalo
Helping a jury understand witness deceptionDavid Singleton, University of Texas at Arlington
Coherence in operating room tea and cockpit communication:A psycholinguistic contribution to applied linguisticsPatrick Grommes and Rainer Dietrich, Humboldt-Universitat zu Berlin, Germany
Linguistic approaches in information retrieval of medical texts Anne-Marie Currie, Jocelyn Cohan and Larisa Zlatic, Synthesys Technologies, Inc.
Linguistics and speech-language pathology: Combining research efforts towards improved interventions for bilingual childrenAdele W. Miccio, Carol Scheffner Hammer and Almeida Jacqueline Toribio, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park
ClosingGURT 2000 closing panel discussion, May 6, 2000Heidi E. Hamilton
Appendix AIndividual presentations and colloquia at GURT 2000
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