Where do opinions actually come from? Drawing on the analysis of conversations from focus groups, phone-ins and broadcast interviews, Greg Myers argues that members of the public use opinions in order to get along with other people, and demonstrates that how they say things is just as important as what they say. This book clarifies the current debate on the nature of the public's participation in conversation.
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Matters of Opinion offers an interesting new insight into 'public opinion' as reported in the media, asking where these opinions actually come from, and how they have their effects. Drawing on the analysis of conversations from focus groups, phone-ins and broadcast interviews, Greg Myers argues that members of the public use opinions in order to get along with other people, and how they say things is just as important as what they say. Engaging and informative, this book illuminates current debates on what it means to participate in public life.
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Greg Myers is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Linguistics and Modern English Language, University of Lancaster.
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sociable argument, vox pop interviews, nuclear stuff, overlapping talk, overhearing audience, previous caller, categorization devices, vox pops, conversation analysis, previous turn, conversation analysts, discourse markers, topic guide, meat inspector, broadcast talk, reported speech Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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- Studies in Social Interaction by David Sudnow in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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- The Social Construction of Literacy (Studies in Interactional Sociolinguistics) by Jenny Cook-Gumperz in Front Matter
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