Description: This book analyses requests for action on the basis of natural video-recorded data of everyday interaction in British English and Polish families. Jörg Zinken describes in his analyses the features of interactional context that people across cultures might be sensitive to in designing a request, as well as aspects of cultural diversity.
Review Quotes: "Requesting Responsibility is a very well-written book that provides highly valuable insights into the cross-linguistic and interactional aspects of the variety of social actions belonging to the category of requesting."--Linguist List