Social Interaction, Social Context, and Language: Essays in Honor of Susan Ervin-Tripp

Dan Isaac Slobin, Susan Moore Ervin-Tripp, Julie Gerhardt, Amy Kyratzis, Jiansheng Guo

Psychology Press, 1996 - Language Arts & Disciplines - 655 pages

This collection of essays is a representative sample of the current research and researchers in the fields of language and social interactions and social context. The opening chapter, entitled "Context in Language," is written by Susan Ervin-Tripp, whose diverse and innovative research inspired the editors to dedicate this book to her honor. Ervin-Tripp is known for her work in the fields of linguistics, psychology, child development, sociology, anthropology, rhetoric, and women's studies. She has played a central role in the definition and establishment of psycholinguistics, child language development, and sociolinguistics, and has been an innovator in terms of approaches and methods of study.

This book covers a wide range of research interests in the field, from linguistically oriented approaches to social and ethnography oriented approaches. The issue of the relationships between forms and structures of language and social interactions is examined in studies of both adult and child speech. It is a useful anthology for graduate students studying language and social interaction, as well as for researchers in this field.

Contents

• A Mind in the World: 3
• Bibliography of Publications by Susan ErvinTripp: 13
• Context in Language: 21
• The Language of Social Relationship: 39
• The Pragmatics of Constructions: 53
• Shifting Frame: 71
• An Ethnopoetic Note: 99
• Language Socialization and Language Differentiation: 113
• A CrossCultural Study of Childrens Register Knowledge: 125
• What Influences Childrens Patterning of Forms and Functions: 143
• Format Tying in Discussion and Argumentation: 157
• Use and Acquisition of Genitive Constructions in Samoan: 175
• Patterns of Prohibition in ParentChild Discourse: 205
• Regulating Household Talk: 219
• The Use of Polite Language by Japanese Preschool Children: 235
• Methodology in Language Socialization: 251
• Some Puzzles for Acquisition: 265
• The Development of Discourse and Syntax: 287
• Frames of Mind Through Narrative Discourse: 309
• How Children Discover the Relationship: 329
• Form and Function in Developing Narrative Abilities: 343
• Narrative Development in Social Context: 369
• The Development of Collaborative Story Retelling: 391
• Some Personality and Cultural Issues: 419
• What Happens When Languages Are Lost? An Essay: 435
• Neutral Context or Social Construction?: 449
• On Teaching Language in Its Sociocultural Context: 469
• True Confessions? Pragmatic Competence and Criminal Confession: 481
• Classroom Group Discussion: 495
• The Interactional Accomplishment: 513
• Functional Adaptation of Hualapai Music: 529
• Womens Collaborative Interactions: 545
• Separate Worlds for Girls and Boys? Views from U S and Chinese: 555
• Studying Gender Differences in the Conversational Humor: 579
• Gender Differences in Interruptions: 597
• Author Index: 633
• Subject Index: 645

Bibliographic information

• Title: Social Interaction, Social Context, and Language: Essays in Honor of Susan Ervin-Tripp
• Editors: Dan Isaac Slobin, Susan Moore Ervin-Tripp, Julie Gerhardt, Amy Kyratzis, Jiansheng Guo
• Publisher: Psychology Press, 1996
• ISBN: 0805814981, 9780805814989
• Length: 655 pages
• Subjects: Language Arts & Disciplines / Speech