Argument as a Natural Category: The Routine Grounds for Arguing in Conversation.

Jacobs, Scott; Jackson, Sally

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Publication Date: 1981

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Argument as a Natural Category: The Routine Grounds for Arguing in Conversation.

Jacobs, Scott; Jackson, Sally

Western Journal of Speech Communication, v45 n2 p118-32 Spr 1981

Focuses on people "having arguments" and "making arguments" in conversation. Considers (1) examples of ordinary arguments, (2) argument as the disagreement-relevant expansion of speech acts, and (3) felicity conditions and the interpretation of arguments. (PD)

Descriptors: Adults, Discourse Analysis, Dissent, Interaction Process Analysis, Persuasive Discourse, Speech Communication

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Language: English

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