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The ethnography of communication : an introduction
Saville-Troike, Muriel,
Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2003.
The Ethnography of Communication presents the terms and concepts which are essential for discussing how and why language is used and how its use varies in different cultures.:.; Presents the essential terms and concepts introduced and developed by Dell Hymes and others and surveys the most important findings and applications of their work.; Draws on insights from social anthropology and psycholinguistics in investigating the patterning of communicative behavior in specific cultural settings.; Includes two completely new chapters on contrasts in patterns of communication and on politeness, powe
Bibliographic Information
| Format: | eBook |
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| Author: | Saville-Troike, Muriel, 1936- |
| Subject: |
Sociolinguistics Language and culture |
| Publication Year: | 2003 |
| Language: | English |
| Published: | Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2003. |
| ISBN: | 9786611321314 6611321314 9781281321312 1281321311 9780470704493 0470704497 9780470758373 0470758376 9780470758229 0470758228 |
| Series: | Language in society ; 3 |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. The Ethnography of Communication: An Introduction; Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 Basic Terms, Concepts, and Issues; 3 Varieties of Language; 4 The Analysis of Communicative Events; 5 Contrasts in Patterns of Communication; 6 Attitudes toward Communicative Performance; 7 Acquisition of Communicative Competence; 8 Politeness, Power, and Politics; 9 Conclusion; References; Index of Languages; General Index; English Includes bibliographical references (p. [285]-316) and indexes. |
| Course: |
ENG270 |