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Agar, Michael

 
9780688123994: Language Shock: Understanding the Culture of Conversation
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ISBN 10 : 0688123996 ISBN 13 : 9780688123994
Editeur : William Morrow & Co, 1994

Synopsis

Book by Agar Michael

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Présentation de l'éditeur

The key to communication, says linguistic anthropologist Michael Agar, is understanding the context and culture of conversation. In Language Shock, Agar reveals how deeply our language and cultural values intertwine to define who we are and how we relate to one another. From paying an electric bill in Austria to opening a bank account in Mexico to handling a parking ticket in the United States, he shows how routine tasks become lessons in the subtleties of conversation when we venture outside our cultural sphere. With humorous, insightful stories from his extensive travels, Agar engages us in a lively study of "languaculture" and enriches our view of the world.

Biographie de l'auteur


Michael Agar is the author of Ripping and Running and The Professional Stranger, among others. He is a professor emeritus in linguistic anthropology at the University of Maryland, College Park, and is a consultant with Ethknoworks in Tacoma Park, Maryland.

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Éditeur
William Morrow & Co
Date d'édition
1994
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0688123996
ISBN 13 
9780688123994
Reliure
Relié
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Personne responsable
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