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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.

The Ethnography of Communication: An Introduction

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    Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
    Publication Date: 29/11/2002
    ISBN13: 9780631228424, 978-0631228424
    ISBN10: 063122842X

    Number of Pages: 336

    Non Fiction , Dictionaries, Reference & Language

    Description

    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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