Advice in Conversation: Corpus Pragmatics Meets Mixed Methods

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Main Details

Title Advice in Conversation: Corpus Pragmatics Meets Mixed Methods
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Nele Poldvere
By (author) Rachele De Felice
By (author) Carita Paradis
SeriesElements in Pragmatics
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:75
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152
Category/GenreSociolinguistics
Semantics
ISBN/Barcode 9781009054515
ClassificationsDewey:410.188
Audience
General
Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 10 November 2022
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

This Element is a contribution to a new generation of corpus pragmatics research by taking as its starting point the multifaceted nature of speech acts in conversation, and by adopting a mixed-methods approach. Through a unique combination of theoretical, qualitative, quantitative, and statistical approaches, it provides a detailed investigation of advice-giving and advice uptake in relation to (i) the range of constructions used to give advice in different discourse contexts and at different points in time, and (ii) their interaction with dialogic and social factors of advice uptake as key components of frames of advice exchanges in natural conversation. Using data from the London-Lund Corpora of spoken British English, the Element shows, firstly, that there are systematic differences in advising between discourse contexts over the past half a century, and, secondly, that who gave the advice and how they did it are the strongest predictors of the advisee's response. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.