Language and Professional Identity: Aspects of Collaborative Interaction

By Keith Richards

This book explores the ways in which professional groups develop specific interactional procedures for conducting and representing their activities, all of which contribute to a distinctive collaborative identity. It highlights the drawbacks as well as the advantages of collaborative talk, pointing to ways of improving professional performance.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1403938008
• ISBN13: 9781403938008
• Release Date: May 2006
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 245 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.8"