Publications

Publication details [#42665]

Hepburn, Alexa and Sally Wiggins. 2005. Size matters: Constructing accountable bodies in NSPCC helpline interaction. Discourse & Society 16 (5) : 625–645.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

bodily posture | everyday conversation | institutional language | psychology | telephone conversation

Place, Publisher

SAGE Publications

Journal WWW

www.sagepub.co.uk/ejournals/

Annotation

This paper uses a discursive psychological approach to investigate instances in everyday and institutional interaction in which body size is considered a relevant concern for speakers.