The Contextualization of Language

1. Preface; 2. I. Theory of Contextualization; 3. Introduction: John Gumperz' Approach to Contextualization (by Auer, Peter); 4. Contextualization Revisited (by Gumperz, John J.); 5. The Indeterminancy of Contextualization: When Is Enough Enough? (by Silverstein, Michael); 6. II. Gesture and Other Visible Behaviour; 7. Context, Activity and Participation (by Goodwin, Charles); 8. Gesture's Discreet Tasks: Multiple Relevancies in Visual Conduct and in the Contextualisation of Language (by Heath, Christian); 9. Comments (by Hinnenkamp, Volker); 10. Previews: Gestures at the Transition Place (by Streeck, Jurgen); 11. The return Gesture: Some Remarks on Context, Inference, and Iconic Gesture (by Fornel, Michel de); 12. III. Prosody; 13. Gendered Contexts (by Cook-Gumperz, Jenny); 14. Theatrical Moments: On Contextualizing Funny and Dramatic moods in the Course of Telling a Story in Conversation; 15. Comments (by Gunthner, Susanne); 16. Intonation as a Contextualization Device: Case Studies on the Role of Prosody, Especially Intonation, in Contextualizing Story Telling in Conversation (by Selting, Margret); 17. Comments (by Schwitalla, Johannes); 18. Continuing and Restarting (by Local, John); 19. Contextualizing Relevance: On Some Forms and Functions of Speech Rate Changes in Everyday Conversation (by Uhmann, Susanne); 20. Contextualizing Discourse: The Prosody of Interactive Repair (by Couper-Kuhlen, Elizabeth); 21. They Know All the Lines: Rhythmic Organization and Contextualization in a Conversational Listing Routine; 22. Index