Author: Michael Agar
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0688149499
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
This guide to understanding the culture of conversation is by one of America's foremost linguistic anthropologists. In a fascinating journey through the meaning of language--and the relationship of language to culture--Michael Agar sheds new light on the oceans of language, showing how to keep afloat even when faced with something that seems overwhelmingly foreign.