In:Getting Things Done at Work: The discourse of power in workplace interaction
Bernadette Vine
[Pragmatics & Beyond New Series 124] 2004
► pp. v–viii
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Published online: 24 June 2004
https://doi.org/10.1075/pbns.124.toc
https://doi.org/10.1075/pbns.124.toc
Table of contents
Acknowledgmentsix
1. Introduction1
2. Directives, requests and advice15
3. Identifying control acts39
4. Analysis of control act head acts63
5. Modification of control act head acts93
6. Exploring control acts in context121
7. Control acts between Managers and their staff147
8. Managers and power in the workplace167
9. Language and power between equals201
Appendix A. Transcription conventions219
Appendix B. Main interaction purpose and word counts221
Appendix C. Directive head acts227
Appendix D. Request head acts241
Appendix E. Advice head acts247
Notes253
References255
Author Index269
Subject Index273
