 | Communication: Strategic Action in Context Subjects: Behavioral Sciences; Humanities; Language & Literature; Psychological Science; Media & Film Studies; Language & Linguistics; Discourse Analysis; Cognitive Psychology; Media & Communications; First Published in 1987. This book provides an outline for a descriptive basis for the study of human communication by advocating a pragmatic approach to communication, based on the study of language use in context. It covers work on verbal communication in many disciplines, and represents a variety of underlying assumptions and methods of analysis. This book blends both European and North American scholarship for a broadly focused analysis in a form suitable for beginners and those looking to expand their established understanding. Beth Haslet University of Delaware |
