Power in Language: Verbal Communication and Social Influence

by Sik H. Ng and James J. Bradac

Book Overview

This volume is a comprehensive analysis of research and theory on verbal communication and social influence. It examines a variety of empirical studies, theoretical positions, methodological matters and substantive issues pertaining to the use of language for generating influence and control. It moves from the basic concept of monological speech and the achievement of power to the increasingly complex and subtle cases of conversational control and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803944225
• ISBN13: 9780803944220
• Release Date: May 1993
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
• Length: 238 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.