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The Ethnography of Communication: An Introduction

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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.
Content: Chapter 1 Introduction (pages 1–9): Chapter 2 Basic Terms, Concepts, and Issues (pages 10–40): Chapter 3 Varieties of Language (pages 41–87): Chapter 4 The Analysis of Communicative Events (pages 88–143): Chapter 5 Contrasts in Patterns of Communication (pages 144–182): Chapter 6 Attitudes toward Communicative Performance (pages 183–213): Chapter 7 Acquisition of Communicative Competence (pages 214–249): Chapter 8 Politeness, Power, and Politics (pages 250–280): Chapter 9 Conclusion (pages 281–284):
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Year:
2002
Edition:
3rd
Publisher:
Wiley-Blackwell
Language:
English
Pages:
334
ISBN 13:
9780470758373
ISBN:
9780631228417,9780470758373
Series:
Language in Society

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