A Grammar of Conversation with a Quantitative Empirical Test.

Stech, Ernest L.

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Publication Date: 1979

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A Grammar of Conversation with a Quantitative Empirical Test.

Stech, Ernest L.

Human Communication Research, v5 n2 p158-70 Win 1979

Examines a grammar of conversation using three units of analysis: talk acts (statements, questions, agreements, and disagreements); turns at talk; and topic sequences. Rules covering the use of talk acts and definitions of units of analysis provide the basis for propositions about the location of categories of talk acts. (JMF)

Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Communication (Thought Transfer), Communication Skills, Grammar, Interaction Process Analysis, Interpersonal Relationship, Models, Speech Communication, Speech Habits, Verbal Communication

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