Talking PowerBasic Books, 08.10.1990 - 324 Seiten Why is unintelligibility so valued in academia? How can a joke that's funny in one culture be an insult in another? In this book, a linguist answers these and other questions, revealing the ways in which what we say and how we say it help us to accomplish our aims. |
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THE POLITICS OF EVERYDAY LANGUAGE | 9 |
Talking about Language | 24 |
Talking Politics | 40 |
Urheberrecht | |
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