Diana M. Slade
List of John Benjamins publications for which Diana M. Slade plays a role.
Articles
1994 Spoken discourse studies in Australia Spoken Interaction Studies in Australia, Gardner, Rod (ed.), pp. 1–20 | Article
The following brief survey attempts to discuss the scope, research bases, methodologies, outcomes and applications of studies of spoken discourse in Australia. The survey is not exhaustive but aims to capture the diversity of research work being carried out in different areas of spoken discourse… read more
1994 >Gossip: Two complementary perspectives on the analysis of casual conversation in English Spoken Interaction Studies in Australia, Gardner, Rod (ed.), pp. 47–82 | Article
This paper argues that the linguistic analysis of gossip reveals not only a great deal about the social role and function of gossip in our society and is therefore important to social theory, but that an analysis of the language of gossip can provide insights into the analysis of casual… read more
