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| The Argument | |
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| Talk and Identity | |
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| Why Is Understanding the Link between Everyday Talk and Identity So Important? | |
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| The Logic of Conversation: Information Exchange? | |
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| Interactional Meanings and Identity-Work | |
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| What Does "Identity" Mean? | |
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| Face, a Particularly Important Facet of Identity | |
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| What Are Discursive Practices? | |
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| Linking Discursive Practices and Identities | |
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| Summary | |
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| Two Perspectives | |
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| The Rhetorical Perspective | |
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| The Cultural Perspective | |
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| The Relationship between the Rhetorical and the Cultural Perspectives | |
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| Summary | |
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| Talk's Building Blocks | |
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| Person-Referencing Practices | |
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| Personal Address | |
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| Names | |
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| Identity Implications of Address | |
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| Ethnicity- and Race-Linked References | |
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| Gender-Linked References | |
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| The Membership Categorization Device | |
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| Summary | |
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| Speech Acts | |
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| Philosophical Background | |
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| Links between Speech Acts and Identities | |
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| Especially Face-Threatening Speech Acts | |
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| Summary | |
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| The Sound (and Sight) of Talk | |
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| Transcription | |
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| The Identity-Work of Paralinguistic Devices | |
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| Meanings of Stable Features of Voice | |
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| Dialect or "Accent" | |
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| The Value of Devalued Dialects | |
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| A Rhetorical Perspective on Accent | |
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| Summary | |
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| Interaction Structures | |
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| Turn Taking | |
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| Adjacency Pairs and Common Permutations | |
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| Little Words That Matter: Discourse Markers | |
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| Questioning and Responding | |
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| Speech Community Differences | |
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| Summary | |
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| Language Selection | |
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| Identity Implications of Language Choice and Code Switching | |
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| Language Death, Revitalization, and Tourism | |
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| Language and Immigrant Identity | |
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| Speaking English and American Identity | |
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| Summary | |
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| Complex Discourse Practices | |
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| Style | |
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| Directness Styles | |
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| Politeness Styles | |
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| Expressiveness Styles | |
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| Texting Styles | |
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| Master-Identity Marked Styles | |
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| Summary | |
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| Stance | |
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| Marked and Unmarked Forms | |
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| Modal Devices | |
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| Interest and Involvement Stances | |
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| Hostility and Other Negative Stances | |
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| Stances Related to Politics and Culture | |
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| Summary | |
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| Narratives | |
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| Everyday Narratives and Their Key Features | |
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| Functions of Narratives | |
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| Cultural Differences | |
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| Summary | |
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| Genre | |
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| Background | |
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| The Emergency Telephone Call | |
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| Organizational Meetings | |
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| Citizen Testimony in Public Meetings | |
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| Talk Show Interview | |
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| Gift Exchanges | |
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| Personal Conversation | |
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| Summary | |
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| The Conclusion | |
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| Putting It All Together | |
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| Case 1: Four Teens Talking | |
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| Dr. Laura and a Controversial Radio Broadcast | |
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| Take-Away Thoughts | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Notes | |
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| References | |
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| Index | |
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| About the Authors | |