Power Talk

<p>The concept of social power who holds it and how they use it is a widely debated subject particularly in the field of discourse analysis and the wider arena of sociolinguistics.</p><p>In her new book<b>Joanna Thornborrow</b> challenges the received notion that power is necessarily held by some speakers and not by others. Through the detailed analysis of communication and interaction within a range of institutional settings she examines power as an emerging negotiated phenomenon between participants with different status and goals. </p><p>Written in a clear style which combines attention to technical detail with accessibility <b>Power Talk</b> includes:</p><ul> <li>a comprehensive introduction to the theme of power including the analytic approaches to power in language </li> <li>a wide-ranging discussion of theory and practice </li> <li>and in-depth contemporary case studies.</li> </ul><p>Power Talk </p><p>is the first book to focus on the topic of power in situated interaction across a range of contexts. As such it<b> </b>makes a timely and important contribution to the debate surrounding social power and language use and will be of value to both students and researchers alike.</p>