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} }
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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