Linguistic Ethnography

The collection demonstrates the ways in which established traditions and scholars have come together under the umbrella of linguistic ethnography to explore important questions about how language and communication are used in a range of settings and contexts, and with what effect.

1. Introduction to Linguistic Ethnography: Interdisciplinary Explorations; Sara Shaw, Fiona Copland and Julia Snell2. Theory and Method in Linguistic Ethnography; Ben Rampton, Janet Maybin and Celia Roberts3. Workplace Literacies and Audit Society; Karin Tusting4. Between Text and Social Practice: Balancing Linguistics and Ethnography in Journalism Studies; Tom Van Hout5. How Linguistic Ethnography may Enhance our Understanding of Electronic Patient Records in Healthcare Settings; Deborah Swinglehurst6. Examining Talk in Post-observation Feedback Conferences: Learning to do Linguistic Ethnography; Fiona Copland7. Researching Health Policy and Planning: The Influence of Linguistic Ethnography; Sara Shaw and Jill Russell8. Bursting the Bonds: Policing Linguistic Ethnography; Frances Rock9. The Geography of Communication and the Expression of Patients' Concerns; Sarah Collins10. Applying Linguistic Ethnography to Educational Practice: Notes on the Interaction of Academic Research and Professional Sensibilities; Adam Lefstein and Mirit Israeli11. Partnerships in Research: Doing Linguistic Ethnography with and for Practitioners; Jeff Bezemer12. Linguistic Ethnographic Perspectives on Working-class Children's Speech: Challenging Discourses of Deficit; Julia Snell13. Hip Hop, Education and Polycentricity; Lian Malai Madsen and Martha Sif Karrebæk14. Metacommentary in Linguistic Ethnography; Angela Creese, Jaspreet Kaur Takhi and Adrian Blackledge