Format:
1 Online-Ressource (256 pages)
Edition:
First edition
ISBN:
9781350044296
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9781350044258
Content:
"While sport is gaining considerable research attention from fields such as psychology, marketing and sports science, the language of competitive sport remains largely unexplored, despite the obvious importance of and requirement for language in all aspects of sporting activity. Addressing fundamental language-focused questions such as how captains speak to their teams, how professional athletes speak to their fans through the media, how coaches give feedback to players, and how referees talk to players, can help us strengthen an important dimension of research into sport, and provide insights to sports professionals in relation to communication and interpersonal relationship management in competitive environments. This book explores issues related to the use of spoken language in the management of professional roles and relationships. Focusing on key sporting stakeholders (athletes, coaches, referees and sports journalists), it examines the interpersonal nature, challenges and issues with respect to communication in sporting contexts. The focus is on spoken language use in on-field, match day and professional sporting activities and in off-field communication, defined here primarily as public-directed communication through media channels. This helps capture the complexity of sports contexts in which relationships need to be managed internally and externally, often requiring varying linguistic strategies."--
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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1. Introduction Why study sport Why study interpersonal relationships in sport Why study spoken language use in sport interactions The goals of this book -- 2. Setting an agenda: research into spoken language use in sport Review of research on language in sport Review of research on managing interpersonal relationships Where do we go from here? - the focus of this book Practical implications - applying language-focused research in sport -- 3. Researching the management of interpersonal relationships in sport: language-focused perspectives Collecting data in authentic situations - why and how Interactional Sociolinguistics Ethnographic interviews Supplementary data - perspectives from the media on managing interpersonal relationships in sport-Overview of studies presented in this book -- 4. Athlete communication: on the field Focus: leaders in teams: motivating and organising others through language Data: video/audio recordings of leaders addressing their teams in professional rugby matches Analysis: Interactional Sociolinguistic analysis of leader talk Implications: language use choices that leaders can make when motivating and organising their teams -- 5. Coach communication with players Focus: how coaches use language to manage interpersonal relationships with players when giving feedback Data: video/audio recordings of coaches engaging in the provision of feedback to players in both team and individual communicative contexts. Analysis: Interactional Sociolinguistic analysis of coach talk Implications: language use choices that coaches can consider when attempting to give feedback -- 6. Athlete and coach communication: off the field Focus: how players and coaches use language in the media to communicate with fans Data: video/audio recordings of coaches and captains giving post-match media interviews Analysis: interactional sociolinguistic analysis of media interview talk Implications: language use choices that coaches and captains can consider when constructing themselves for the benefit of fans in media interviews. -- 7. Referee communication Focus: how referees use language to manage interpersonal relationships with players on the field Data: video/audio recordings of referee talk during professional rugby matches Analysis: Interactional Sociolinguistic analysis of referee talk Implications: language use choices that referees can make on the field -- 8. Conclusion and moving forward -- 9. References -- Bibliography -- Index.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781350044234
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781350044241
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9781350044234
Language:
English
DOI:
10.5040/9781350044296
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