He-Said-She-Said : Indiana University Press : 9780253206183 : 0253206189 : 22 Mar 1991 : " . . . carefully researched and clearly written . . . Goodwin makes a major step in redefining the enterprise of studying language use in context and across contexts." -American Ethnologist "I recommend the book highly." -John Haviland, American Anthropologist "Goodwin's thoughtful interpretation of these examples [of children's conversation] is replete with wise insights, challenging critical darts, and well-referenced links to a wide literature." -Child Development Abstracts & Bibliography "Intellectual breadth shines through this book." -Barrie Thorne "By combining Goffman's approach to ethnography with in-depth conversational analysis, Goodwin provides important and novel insights into the interactive processes through which culture is created and maintained. The results should be of interest to any social scientist." -John J. Gumperz " . . . required reading for linguists, anthropologists