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The social art : language and its uses

This volume introduces lay readers to the world of language. Filled with jokes, anecdotes, quotations and examples, it offers a entree to a range of linguistic knowledge. In 31 brief chapters, the author examines topics such as language acquisition, social dialects, writing and style.
Print Book, English, 1994
Oxford Univ. Press, New York, N.Y., 1994
viii, 241 s. : table
9780195083828, 9780195106572, 0195083822, 0195106571
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