Psychology of Language: A Critical Introduction

Abstract

Introduction Language Structure and the Significance of Recursion Semantics The Concept of Meaning Deixis The Interface between Language and Social Interaction Conversational Analysis and Accountability in Everyday Talk Processes and Procedures in Conversational Interaction Power Relations in Language Sign Systems and Social Semiotics The Role of the Reader in Text Interpretation Writing and the Construction of Narrative Text Post-Modern Psychology and Language Discourse Analysis and Social Psychology