Mediated discourse
Subtitle: the nexus of practice
By: Ron Scollon.
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2001
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 182
Subjects: Discourse analysis -- Social aspects.; Sociolinguistics.; Social interaction.
Description: "Mediated Discourse: The Nexus of Practice sets out a discursive theory of human action. Language and action are intimately related. The difficult question to answer is how they are related. Mediated Discourse Theory looks into social relationships to see how the use of language is both a form of action in itself and is also indirectly related to all other forms of human action. Through the empirical study of a one year old child learning to exchange objects with caregivers, Scollon challenges the commonly held claim that all practices are represented in discourse and that all discourse has the function of structuring practice."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 172-177) and index.