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"Tower, Am I Cleared to Land?": Problematic Communication in Aviation Discourse
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Howard, John W., III – Human Communication Research, 2008
This study examined problematic communication in pilot-air traffic controller (ATC) interaction. More than 15 hours of pilot-ATC dialogue were collected by monitoring control tower frequencies at 15 U.S. airports. The transcribed data yielded a total of 34 ATCs, 270 pilots, and 1,799 turns of talk. Analyses revealed that (a) communication…
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Air Transportation, Traffic Safety, Discourse Analysis
The Taken-For-Granted.
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Hopper, Robert – Human Communication Research, 1981
Presents a theoretical account of how speakers interpret that which is taken for granted in messages. Discusses research concerning enthymemes, argument theory, indirect speech acts, conversational maxims, pragmatic implication and other areas. Provides a framework for a model of how speakers interpret unspoken portions of utterances. (JMF)
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Communication Research, Discourse Analysis, Interaction Process Analysis