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1. The role of gender and familiarity for speech and gestures during agreement in Greek conversation
University essay from Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Språk och språkvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Grekiska (nygrekiska)Abstract : Gestures are used in a pragmatic way in interactive contexts such as conversation. Agreement between interlocutors is an ordinary aspect of talk-in-interaction, which is expressed through various types of utterances and gestures. READ MORE
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2. Gender and Identity Negotiation Through Talk-In-Interaction by Female Students of Computer and Systems Sciences
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Medier och kommunikationAbstract : This study explores identity negotiation through talk-in-interaction by undergraduate female students at a male dominated study program of Computer and Systems Sciences at Stockholm University. The main aim of this study is to investigate what interactional identities are occupied by the female students in relation to Membership Categorisation Device “Gender”. READ MORE
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3. Dealing with disagreements at water management meetings
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentAbstract : This thesis examines how disagreements and doubts in communication are managed in institutional, multiparty talk in interaction regarding management of water related issues. Using a theory of conversation analysis (Sacks, Schegloff, and Jefferson, 1974), I analyze ways disagreements and doubts in communication are managed and understood at six water management meetings. READ MORE
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4. Pre-closing formulations in Meeting Talk : A Study of a Cross-functional Team Meeting at Ericsson in Stockholm
University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för kultur och lärandeAbstract : Meetings are important arenas where institutional roles and relationships are acted out. Conversation analysis, a data-driven qualitative methodology utilized to study naturally occurring talk-in-interaction, was used in this study to uncover the mechanisms behind meeting talk. READ MORE
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5. The Power of Language - Persuading Addicts to Change their Lifestyle on TV : A conversation analysis of the documentary show "Intervention Canada", 15p
University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för kultur och lärandeAbstract : Intervention is a successful method for families and friends in which they encourage addicts to change their lifestyles together with a professional interventionist. This study is a qualitative investigation on how language was used in televised interventions from the documentary show “Intervention Canada”. READ MORE