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Language and Social Relations - Couverture souple

Agha, Asif

 
9780521576857: Language and Social Relations
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0521576857 ISBN 13 : 9780521576857
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2010

Synopsis

Language is closely linked to our social relationships and is the medium through which we participate in a variety of social activities. This fascinating study explores the important role of language in various aspects of our social life, such as identity, gender relations, class, kinship, status, and hierarchies. Drawing on data from over thirty different languages and societies, it shows how language is more than simply a form of social action; it is also an effective tool with which we formulate models of social life and conduct. These models - or particular forms of social behaviour - are linked to the classification of 'types' of action or actor, and are passed 'reflexively' from person to person, and from generation to generation. Providing a unified way of accounting for a variety of social phenomena, this book will be welcomed by all those interested in the interaction between language, culture, and society.

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À propos de l'auteur

Asif Agha is Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology, University of Pennsylvania.

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Éditeur
Cambridge University Press
Date d'édition
2010
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0521576857
ISBN 13 
9780521576857
Reliure
Broché
Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
446
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
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