Includes bibliographical references (p. [623]-627) and index.

Introduction : interpersonal communication : linguistic points of view / Gerd Antos, Eija Ventola, and Tilo Weber -- Theories, methods, and tools of interpersonal communication research. Social psychology and personal relationships : accommodation and relational influence across time and contexts / Margaret J. Pitts and Howard Giles -- Ethnomethodology and conversation analysis / Dennis Day and Johannes Wagner -- Interactional sociolinguistics / Susanne Günthner -- Interactional linguistics / Dagmar Barth-Weingarten -- Systemic functional linguistics : an interpersonal perspective / Geoff Thompson and Peter Muntigl -- -- Functional pragmatics / Angelika Redder -- Data and transcription / Arnulf Deppermann and Wilfried Schütte -- Linguistic and multisemiotic resources and their interplay in managing interpersonal Communication. Linguistic resources for the management of interaction / Margret Selting -- Dynamics of discourse / Barbara A. Fox -- Face-to-face communication and body language / Paul J. Thibault -- Technically-mediated interpersonal communication / Caja Thimm -- Feeling space: interpersonal communication and spatial semiotics / Louise J. Ravelli and Maree Stenglin -- International communication on-track and off-track. Everyday communication and socializing / Tilo Weber -- Counseling, diagnostics, and therapy / Peter Muntigl -- Youth, discourse, and interpersonal management / Jannis Androutsopoulos and Alexandra Georgakopoulou -- Working on conversational strategies . Relational work, politeness, and identity construction / Miriam A. Locher -- Humor, jokes, and irony versus mocking, gossip, and black humor / Alexander Brock -- -- Raising and blaming, applauding, and disparaging : solidarity, audience positioning, and the linguistics of evaluative disposition / Peter R.R. White -- Silence and taboo / Sabine Krajewski and Hartmut Schröder.