The Ethnography of Communication : An Introduction PDF
by Muriel Saville-Troike
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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, power, and politics.
- Incorporates a broad range of examples and illustrations from many languages and cultures for analyzing patterns of communicative phenomena.
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- Publisher:Wiley
- Publication Date:15/04/2008
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- ISBN:9780470758229
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- Format:PDF
- Publisher:Wiley
- Publication Date:15/04/2008
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- ISBN:9780470758229