Language in Sport: Real-Time Talk in Training and Games (1) (Routledge Research in Language and Communication)

By: David Caldwell and Andrew S Ross and Y. J Doran

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Synopsis: This collection showcases the language of “doing” sport, emphasizing the real-time talk of players and coaches during training and games toward elucidating real-time language use and encouraging effective sporting pedagogies. While there is established work at the intersection of linguistics and sport, this book places a particular focus on real-time participation, as opposed to media reporting or post-match commentary.The volume is divided into two sections which look at language in action in sporting contexts, with the first part dedicated to player communication and the latter on coaches’ engagement with players, to explore such issues as team building, leadership, player guidance, and instruction through language. Examples are drawn from a wide range of sports across levels, including basketball; volleyball; Formula 1; rugby; cycling; and skiing across professional, amateur, and youth leagues. Taken together, the volume makes the case for an integrated social and linguistic perspective on language use in sport in real time to better understand its impact on players, foster more inclusive sporting pedagogies, and continue to grow sport research in interdisciplinary directions.This book will be of interest to students and scholars in language and communication, applied linguistics, discourse analysis, sociolinguistics, and the sociology of sport.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 250 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781040399453
Related ISBNs:: 9781003458661, 9781032583914, 9781040399408
Publisher:: Taylor & Francis
Date of Addition:: 09/15/25
Copyrighted By:: selection and editorial matter, Andrew S. Ross, David Caldwell and Y.J. Doran
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Language Arts
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Andrew S. Ross
Edited by:: David Caldwell
Edited by:: Y.J. Doran