In:The Contextualization of Language
Edited by Peter Auer and Aldo Di Luzio
[Pragmatics & Beyond New Series 22] 1992
► pp. v–vi
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Table of contents
Prefacevii
I. Theory of Contextualization
II. Gesture and Other Visible Behaviour
Gesture’s Discreet Tasks: Multiple Relevancies in Visual Conduct and in the Contextualisation of Language101
III. Prosody
Theatrical Moments: On Contextualizing Funny and Dramatic moods in the Course of Telling a Story in Conversation199
Intonation as a Contextualization Device: Case Studies on the Role of Prosody, Especially Intonation, in Contextualizing Story Telling in
Conversation233
Contextualizing Relevance: On Some Forms and Functions of Speech Rate Changes in Everyday Conversation297
They Know All the Lines: Rhythmic Organization and Contextualization in a Conversational Listing Routine365
Index399
