Richards, Keith. <br/><br/>
Language and Professional Identity :  Aspects of Collaborative Interaction 

 - New York  Palgrave Macmillan,  2006 
 - x, 245 p.  14x22 cm 
 - Palgrave Studies in Professional and Oganizational Discourse.  .
<br/><br/> This book explores the ways in which professional groups develop specific interactional procedures for conducting and representing their activities, all of which contribute to a distinctive collaborative identity. It highlights the drawbacks as well as the advantages of collaborative talk, pointing to ways of improving professional performance.<br/> 
<br/><br/>Including with reference and index 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781403938008 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Collaborative Identity: The Power of the Group, Staying Onside: The Negotiation of Argument, The Joke's on Them: Varieties of Humour in Collaborative Talk, The Interactional Dynamic: Stories from the Back Region, Seeing Things Our Way: The Establishment of Common Perspectives, Us and Them: Constructing the Other,
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>306.44  / RIC