• DOI:10.1007/BF02127674
Corpus ID: 145556978

Talk's form: Comments on goffman'sForms of Talk

@article{Helm1982TalksFC,
  title={Talk's form: Comments on goffman'sForms of Talk},
  author={D. T. Helm},
  journal={Human Studies},
  year={1982},
  volume={5},
  pages={147-157}
}

D. T. Helm

Published 1982

Sociology

Human Studies

In Forms of Talk, Goffman presents five essays written between 1974 and 1980, all of which reflect the importance he places on language use in face-to-face (or face-to-imagined-face) interaction. The essays focus both on talk as a general phe? nomenon, as well as different, specific "types of talk." The emphasis is on analyzing the ways a "speaker' ' manages utterances for listeners and potential lis? teners. Thus, it follows the Goffman tradition of analyzing impression manage? ment techniques… CONTINUE READING

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