DISCOURS Digest - 6 Apr 2002 to 10 Apr 2002 (#2002-25)

[William Mann]

On the cockpit studies:

Sorry, I don't have the references.  I left the field in 1990 and later
returned, so some links are lost.  I suspect that a reference librarian
could search it out, or Charlotte Linde could be found.

Happy search.

Bill Mann

----- Original Message -----
From: "Automatic digest processor" <LISTSERV at LISTSERV.LINGUISTLIST.ORG>
To: "Recipients of DISCOURS digests" <DISCOURS at LISTSERV.LINGUISTLIST.ORG>
Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2002 12:00 AM
Subject: DISCOURS Digest - 6 Apr 2002 to 10 Apr 2002 (#2002-25)


>
> Date:    Wed, 10 Apr 2002 18:46:23 +0100
> From:    Thomas Bloor <T.Bloor at ASTON.AC.UK>
> Subject: Re: Call for protest of ABC's slamming of interaction research
>
> Bill
> Well said. Could you please provide reference details for the cockpit
> research?
> Tom
>
>
>
> On 06/04/02 William Mann emailed;
>
> >This episode reminds me of other interaction research with a very strong
> >outcome.
> >
> >In the 1980s there were studies of the cockpit interactions that
immediately
> >preceded airline crashes.  Charlotte Linde and others found that there
were
> >avoidable practices that had been instrumental in producing some of the
> >crashes.
> >
> >The FAA took note, pilot training was upgraded, and it is very likely
that
> >some of us are alive because of it.
> >
> >Here, of course, the "pilots"  are flying nations rather than planes.
> >
> >Rest well.
> >
> >Bill Mann
> >
> >=============================
> > William C. Mann
> >SIL in USA
> >6739 Cross Creek Estates Road
> >Lancaster, SC 29720
> >USA
> >(803) 286-6461
> >
> > bill_mann at sil.org
>
>
> Thomas Bloor
> Honorary Fellow
> Language Studies Unit
> Aston University
> Birmingham, UK
> B4 7ET
>
> ------------------------------
>
> End of DISCOURS Digest - 6 Apr 2002 to 10 Apr 2002 (#2002-25)
> *************************************************************