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Ervin-Tripp, Susan M. 1973. The structure of communicative choice. In Ervin-Tripp, Susan M., ed. Language acquisition and communicative choice. Stanford UP. pp. 302–376.

Publication type

Article in book

Publication language

English

Keywords

conversation | rule | terms of address

Annotation

E. examines some aspects of sociolinguistic rules as a domain of structured behavior to be studied in its own right. She focuses on face-to-face interaction. Systems of address are taken as an example. (Includes, in addition to new materials, S.M.Ervin-Tripp (1969: 'Sociolinguistics') and (1972: 'On sociolinguistic rules')).