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Publication details [#3110]
Ervin-Tripp, Susan M. 1964. An analysis of the interaction of language, topic and listener. American Anthropologist 66 (6-2) : 86–102. 
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Keywords
Language as a subject
Annotation
E. discusses the notions of setting, participant, topic, functions of interaction, and formal features of communication. She illustrates how these are handled in sociolinguistic research, with reference to a Japanese bilingual experiment.