Communication In Face To Face Interaction
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Before a single word is spoken, a thousand signals have already been exchanged — and Communication in Face to Face Interaction is the landmark anthology that systematically maps this invisible landscape of human connection. Edited by John Laver and Sandy Hutcheson and published as part of the prestigious Penguin Modern Linguistics Readings series, this rigorously curated collection assembles seminal papers from linguistics, sociology, psychology, and anthropology to present a comprehensive account of how meaning is constructed, negotiated, and transmitted in direct human encounters. The volume chronicles the full spectrum of interactional phenomena — from the subtleties of gaze, gesture, and proxemics to the structural mechanics of turn-taking and conversational sequencing — drawing on foundational thinkers who redefined the scientific study of everyday talk. What distinguishes this collection is its interdisciplinary authority: Laver and Hutcheson illustrate that face-to-face communication is not a simple conduit for pre-formed thoughts, but a richly layered social achievement, co-constructed moment by moment between participants. The editors argue persuasively that verbal and non-verbal channels are inseparable, and the assembled readings provide the theoretical scaffolding to prove it. A cornerstone text for students and scholars of linguistics, sociology, and communication studies alike, this anthology remains as provocative as ever in an age when so much of human interaction has migrated away from the face-to-face — leaving one to wonder what, precisely, has been lost in translation.
Author: John Laver And Sandy Hutcheson
Format: Paperback
Genre: Anthropology
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Before a single word is spoken, a thousand signals have already been exchanged — and Communication in Face to Face Interaction is the landmark anthology that systematically maps this invisible landscape of human connection. Edited by John Laver and Sandy Hutcheson and published as part of the prestigious Penguin Modern Linguistics Readings series, this rigorously curated collection assembles seminal papers from linguistics, sociology, psychology, and anthropology to present a comprehensive account of how meaning is constructed, negotiated, and transmitted in direct human encounters. The volume chronicles the full spectrum of interactional phenomena — from the subtleties of gaze, gesture, and proxemics to the structural mechanics of turn-taking and conversational sequencing — drawing on foundational thinkers who redefined the scientific study of everyday talk. What distinguishes this collection is its interdisciplinary authority: Laver and Hutcheson illustrate that face-to-face communication is not a simple conduit for pre-formed thoughts, but a richly layered social achievement, co-constructed moment by moment between participants. The editors argue persuasively that verbal and non-verbal channels are inseparable, and the assembled readings provide the theoretical scaffolding to prove it. A cornerstone text for students and scholars of linguistics, sociology, and communication studies alike, this anthology remains as provocative as ever in an age when so much of human interaction has migrated away from the face-to-face — leaving one to wonder what, precisely, has been lost in translation.