Tacit Knowledge and Spoken Discourse
Professional Linguistics is an emergent area of study within applied linguistics, using discourse analysis to assist people working in professional domains. This book examines tacit knowledge - that expertise that is considered to be lost when skilled practitioners leave an institution.

Traditionally it has been argued that some aspects practical knowledge cannot be articulated. However, the premise of Polyani's theory of Tacit Knowing ("we know more than we can tell") does not account for latent patterns that linguists can uncover in spoken language. Understanding these discourse patterns provides a way to explore the assumptions people invoke, but do not make explicit in their work and working relationships.

This book demonstrates an interview method grounded in systemic functional linguistics that probes the spoken discourse of IT professionals, through three field studies with actual corporations. It argues that 'we tell more than we know' and this 'telling more' resides in the taken-as-given patters of grammar and semantics, making meaning in ways which speakers themselves may not be attuned to.
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Tacit Knowledge and Spoken Discourse
Professional Linguistics is an emergent area of study within applied linguistics, using discourse analysis to assist people working in professional domains. This book examines tacit knowledge - that expertise that is considered to be lost when skilled practitioners leave an institution.

Traditionally it has been argued that some aspects practical knowledge cannot be articulated. However, the premise of Polyani's theory of Tacit Knowing ("we know more than we can tell") does not account for latent patterns that linguists can uncover in spoken language. Understanding these discourse patterns provides a way to explore the assumptions people invoke, but do not make explicit in their work and working relationships.

This book demonstrates an interview method grounded in systemic functional linguistics that probes the spoken discourse of IT professionals, through three field studies with actual corporations. It argues that 'we tell more than we know' and this 'telling more' resides in the taken-as-given patters of grammar and semantics, making meaning in ways which speakers themselves may not be attuned to.
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Tacit Knowledge and Spoken Discourse

Tacit Knowledge and Spoken Discourse

by Michele Zappavigna
Tacit Knowledge and Spoken Discourse

Tacit Knowledge and Spoken Discourse

by Michele Zappavigna

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Professional Linguistics is an emergent area of study within applied linguistics, using discourse analysis to assist people working in professional domains. This book examines tacit knowledge - that expertise that is considered to be lost when skilled practitioners leave an institution.

Traditionally it has been argued that some aspects practical knowledge cannot be articulated. However, the premise of Polyani's theory of Tacit Knowing ("we know more than we can tell") does not account for latent patterns that linguists can uncover in spoken language. Understanding these discourse patterns provides a way to explore the assumptions people invoke, but do not make explicit in their work and working relationships.

This book demonstrates an interview method grounded in systemic functional linguistics that probes the spoken discourse of IT professionals, through three field studies with actual corporations. It argues that 'we tell more than we know' and this 'telling more' resides in the taken-as-given patters of grammar and semantics, making meaning in ways which speakers themselves may not be attuned to.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781441123831
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date: 03/14/2013
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 256
File size: 3 MB

About the Author

Michele Zappavigna is an Australian Research Council (ARC) Postdoctoral Fellow in Linguistics at the University of Sydney, Australia.
Michele Zappavigna is Associate Professor in the
School of the Arts&Media at the University of New South Wales, Australia.

Table of Contents

1. Tacit Knowledge and Technology\2. Under-Representation: A Functional Model of Tacit Knowledge\3. Misaligned Agency: Tacit Knowledge in Knowledge Management\4. Whose Requirements?: Tacit Knowledge in Requirements Analysis\5. Working Well: Tacit Knowledge in Performance Reviews\6. Conclusion\Bibliography\Appendix A: The Grammar Targeted Interview Protocol\Appendix B: Interview Topics Field Study 2\Appendix C: Statistical Analysis of Interview Corpora\Appendix E: Response to a Question about Knowledge Transfer\Appendix F: Participants and Processes in Clauses about 'Tracing'\Appendix G: Interview Topics, Field Study 3\Appendix H: Transitivity of Clauses Containing 'Role'\Index
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