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Author: Michael H. Agar
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Imprint: William Morrow
Dimensions:
Width: 15.90cm
, Height: 2.00cm
, Length: 23.60cm
Weight: 0.327kg
ISBN: 9780688149499
ISBN 10: 0688149499
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 16 December 1996
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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General/trade
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Undergraduate
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
""Friendly, wry, and clever . . . Agar takes us with him to India, Austria, and Mexico-with junkies and truckers--introducing us to languaculture, the inextricable interrelation between language and culture."" -- Deborah Tannen, Ph.D., author of ""You Just Don't Understand: Women and Men in Conversation; "" University Professor of Linguistics at Georgetown University""An engaging summary of important studies in linguistic anthropology."" -- ""The Washington Post Book World""""Perceptive . . . A stimulating personal reflection on the complexities of communication between people, in whatever language or culture"" -- ""Kirkus Reviews""""If you have no time to read more than one book on a linguistic topic a year, try this one."" -- ""The Times"" (London)""Agar offers a really useful new way of thinking about how we human beings 'communicate.'"" -- Linda Schele, author of ""A Forest of Kings""""Michael Agar's book allows much insight into the very complex relationship of language culture, and society. It is exciting to read!"" -- Ruth Wodak, University Professor, The Linguistics Institute, University of Vienna, Austria
Friendly, wry, and clever . . . Agar takes us with him to India, Austria, and Mexico-with junkies and truckers--introducing us to languaculture, the inextricable interrelation between language and culture. -- Deborah Tannen, Ph.D., author of You Just Don't Understand: Women and Men in Conversation; University Professor of Linguistics at Georgetown University An engaging summary of important studies in linguistic anthropology. -- The Washington Post Book World Perceptive . . . A stimulating personal reflection on the complexities of communication between people, in whatever language or culture -- Kirkus Reviews If you have no time to read more than one book on a linguistic topic a year, try this one. -- The Times (London) Agar offers a really useful new way of thinking about how we human beings 'communicate.' -- Linda Schele, author of A Forest of Kings Michael Agar's book allows much insight into the very complex relationship of language culture, and society. It is exciting to read! -- Ruth Wodak, University Professor, The Linguistics Institute, University of Vienna, Austria
Author Information
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.
