Aspects of Confused Speech

Based on research focusing on the experience of having confused speech and being with confused speakers, this book begins with everyday, commonly understood ideas such as "talking too much" and examines how confused speech is "brought off" as a collaborative activity by the people involved. The author became involved in this project because she was interested in how "confusion" seemed to be something that everyone is not only involved in but also recognizes as part of ordinary life. At the same time, "confusion" is a word that is used somewhat as a blanket category for some people considered permanently incompetent and "set apart" from ordinary members of society. Her study analyzes how talk between confused and normal speakers throws light on this tension.

Bazata pe cercetari axate pe experienta de a vorbi confuz si de a fi cu vorbitori confuzi, aceasta carte incepe cu idei de zi cu zi, intelese in mod obisnuit, cum ar fi „a vorbi prea mult” si examineaza modul in care vorbirea confuza este „scoasa” ca activitate de colaborare de catre oameni implicat. Autorul s-a implicat in acest proiect pentru ca era interesata de modul in care „confuzia” parea a fi ceva in care toata lumea nu este doar implicata, ci o recunoaste si ca parte a vietii obisnuite.