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Multiactivity in social interaction : beyond multitasking

Haddington, P. and Keisanen, T. and Mondada, L. and Nevile, M., eds. (2014) Multiactivity in social interaction : beyond multitasking. Amsterdam.

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Abstract

Doing more than one thing at the same time – a phenomenon that is often called ‘multitasking’ – is characteristic to many situations in everyday and professional life. Although we all experience it, its real time features remain understudied. Multiactivity in Social Interaction: Beyond multitasking offers a fresh view to the phenomenon by presenting studies that explore how two or more activities can be related and made co-relevant as people interact with one another. The studies build on the basis that multiactivity is a social, verbal and embodied phenomenon. They investigate multiactivity by using video recordings of real-life interactions from a range of different contexts, such as medical settings, office workplaces and car driving. With the companion collection Interacting with Objects: Language, materiality, and social activity, the book advances understanding of the complex organisation and accomplishment of social interaction, especially the significance of embodiment, materiality, participation and temporality. A close appreciation of how people use language and interact for and during multiactivity will not only interest researchers in language and social interaction, communication studies and discourse analysis, but will be very valuable for scholars in cognitive sciences, psychology and sociology.
Faculties and Departments:04 Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences > Departement Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaften > Fachbereich Französische Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft > Französische und Allgemeine Linguistik (Mondada)
UniBasel Contributors:Mondada, Lorenza
Item Type:Book
Book Subtype:Edited Book
Publisher:John Benjamins Publishing Company
ISBN:978-90-272-1214-6 (hb) ; 90-272-1214-7 (hb) ; 9789027269805 (Eb) ; 9027269807 (Eb)
Number of Pages:289 S.
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Edited book
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Deposited On:06 Feb 2015 09:59

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