Questioning and answering practices across contexts and cultures

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Title
"Questioning and answering practices across contexts and cultures"
Statement of Responsibility
edited by Cornelia Ilie
Publisher
  • J. Benjamins
Publication Year
  • c2021
Book size
25 cm
Series Name / No
  • : hb

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Summary: "This book showcases innovative research about the multi-functional and dynamic interrelatedness of questioning and answering practices in institution- and culture-specific interactions ranging from under-explored to extensively researched ones: South-Korean talk shows, Japanese interviews, Chinese news interviews, police-civilian interactions in the USA, Italian interviews and courtroom examinations, Japanese parliamentary debates and Prime Minister's Questions in the UK Parliament. Challenging the view that questions are asked with the purpose of seeking information and eliciting answers, these studies open up new research avenues through insightful investigations and critical scrutiny that problematize the question-answer paradigm, through which meanings are conveyed, negotiated and/or contested, and through which relationships are established, maintained and/or challenged. Significant findings show that questioning and answering strategies are shaped by the specific norms and constraints ..."

Includes bibliographical references and index

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