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Identity Construction in Academic Conference Discussions
1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-1-61451-022-2
Verlag: De Gruyter

Buch, Englisch, Band 14, 413 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 788 g

Reihe: Trends in Applied Linguistics [TAL]

This book explores how academics at conferences co-construct their own and each other’s professional identities. It is based on the detailed sequential analysis of audio recordings of conference discussions in the field of the humanities, the working languages being French and English.The analyses show that the delegates who actively participate in these interactions, whether as presenters, chairpersons or as members of the audience, carry out a considerable amount of identity work, attributing self and other to various categories of professional identity. The discussion participants co-construct themselves and each other discursively as academics, professionals, experts, junior or senior members of the scientific community; they also orient to this identity work as an important task to be achieved at conferences. This study provides detailed insights into the fine-grained mechanics of spoken academic discourse. From the perspective of applied research it serves the double purpose of raising experienced researchers’ awareness of their own routines and introducing novices to the discourse practices of academia.

Zielgruppe

Researchers interested in spoken academic discourse; junior researchers interested in the detailed mechanisms of conference discussions; researchers interested in identity construction in interaction; researchers interested in their own discourse community; presentation/ discussion skills trainers; anyone interested in discussion skills.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Konzett, Carmen

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Soziolinguistik
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Wissenssoziologie, Wissenschaftssoziologie, Techniksoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Sprachsoziologie

Über Autor(innen)

Konzett, Carmen
Carmen Konzett, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.