Multiple Goals In Discourse

The studies in this monograph share two common features: a recognition of the intertwined nature of "goal" and "discourse"; and a recognition that people typically have more than one goal when they talk with others. It is essential that goals and discourse be conceived of as intertwined concepts: if talk is conceived as essentially a mode of action then these actions will often be taken in the pursuance of "objectives". Correspondingly if we assume that people approach many social episodes with specific designs, ambitions, wishes - probably also misgivings and avoidances - then it seems natural to look at talk as at least a potential goal-fulfillment mechanism. Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 2 Copyright © 1990......Page 3 CONTENTS......Page 4 Multiple Goals in Discourse: An Overview of Issues......Page 5 Facework & Politeness: Multiple Goals In Courtroom Discourse......Page 19 Emergent Goals at a Relational Turning Point: The Case of Gordon and Denise......Page 44 Verbal Play and Multiple Goals In the Gynaecological Exam Interaction......Page 75 Accounts, Formulations and Goal Attainment Strategies in Service Encounters......Page 93 Cognitive and Tactical Dimensions of Conversational Goal Management......Page 109 Social Goals and Speech Production: Effects of Multiple Goals on Pausal Phenomena......Page 127 Truths, Lies, and Equivocations. The Effects of Conflicting Goals on Discourse......Page 143 Multiple Goals in Discourse: An Epilogue......Page 171 INDEX......Page 179 Edited By Karen Tracy And Nikolas Coupland. Also Available As A Special Issue Of The Journal Of Language And Social Psychology (vol. 9, Nos. 1 And 2, 1990)--t.p. Verso. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.