Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents v
3. Introduction vii
4. 1. A continuum of approaches to dialogue 1
5. Part I. Dialogue in interpersonal contexts of informal conversation
6. 2. Dialogues within oral narratives 31
7. 3. Being polite through irony 55
8. 4. Humor in verbal irony 69
9. 5. Evaluation, interpersonal meaning and co-construction in oral narratives by Mexican adolescents 89
10. 6. The truth about verdad 117
11. 7. Backchannels as a realization of interaction 137
12. Part II. Dialogue in public, professional, and educational contexts
13. 8. Dialogue in the dynamics of political practice 159
14. 9. Conflict resolution 189
15. 10. A discourse analysis of Alzheimer-type dementia in personal conversations 221
16. 11. Triadic discourse 237
17. 12. Behind L2 pragmatics 257
18. Conclusions and implications of studies that approach dialogue in its complexity 283
19. References 291
20. General index 315
21. List of contributors 321