Dariush Izadi holds a PhD in Sociolinguistics and teaches Language and Linguistics Research Methods, Sociolinguistics, Discourse Analysis and TESOL Units at Western Sydney University, Australia. In his work, he applies mediated discourse and nexus analysis to investigate practices and methods through which participants accomplish their actions in social settings.

“Izadi’s book provides a refreshing perspective on service encounters at a Persian grocery in Sydney, Australia. … His book adds to the growing body of research adopting action-centered, multimodal perspectives on social interaction, illustrating how these approaches provide a different, more comprehensive understanding of Goffman’s question ‘what is it that is going on here’ in social interaction.” (Freek Olaf De Groot,Language in Society, Vol. 50 (4), 2021)

• Chapter 1: The Framing of Service Encounters.- Chapter 2: Studying Service Encounters.- Chapter 3: Framing and footing: Negotiation of roles and status.- Chapter 4: Authenticity in interaction.- Chapter 5: The construction of identity in interaction.- Chapter 6: Linguistic and spatial practices in the shop.- Chapter 7: Narratives.- Chapter 8: Conclusion: Mediated action in the shop

Dariush Izadi holds a PhD in Sociolinguistics and teaches Language and Linguistics Research Methods, Sociolinguistics, Discourse Analysis and TESOL Units at Western Sydney University, Australia. In his work, he applies mediated discourse and nexus analysis to investigate practices and methods through which participants accomplish their actions in social settings.

“Izadi’s book provides a refreshing perspective on service encounters at a Persian grocery in Sydney, Australia. … His book adds to the growing body of research adopting action-centered, multimodal perspectives on social interaction, illustrating how these approaches provide a different, more comprehensive understanding of Goffman’s question ‘what is it that is going on here’ in social interaction.” (Freek Olaf De Groot,Language in Society, Vol. 50 (4), 2021)

• Chapter 1: The Framing of Service Encounters.- Chapter 2: Studying Service Encounters.- Chapter 3: Framing and footing: Negotiation of roles and status.- Chapter 4: Authenticity in interaction.- Chapter 5: The construction of identity in interaction.- Chapter 6: Linguistic and spatial practices in the shop.- Chapter 7: Narratives.- Chapter 8: Conclusion: Mediated action in the shop

Dariush Izadi holds a PhD in Sociolinguistics and teaches Language and Linguistics Research Methods, Sociolinguistics, Discourse Analysis and TESOL Units at Western Sydney University, Australia. In his work, he applies mediated discourse and nexus analysis to investigate practices and methods through which participants accomplish their actions in social settings.

“Izadi’s book provides a refreshing perspective on service encounters at a Persian grocery in Sydney, Australia. … His book adds to the growing body of research adopting action-centered, multimodal perspectives on social interaction, illustrating how these approaches provide a different, more comprehensive understanding of Goffman’s question ‘what is it that is going on here’ in social interaction.” (Freek Olaf De Groot,Language in Society, Vol. 50 (4), 2021)

• Chapter 1: The Framing of Service Encounters.- Chapter 2: Studying Service Encounters.- Chapter 3: Framing and footing: Negotiation of roles and status.- Chapter 4: Authenticity in interaction.- Chapter 5: The construction of identity in interaction.- Chapter 6: Linguistic and spatial practices in the shop.- Chapter 7: Narratives.- Chapter 8: Conclusion: Mediated action in the shop