The Social Art

The Social Art
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Publisher : OUP USA
Total Pages : 257
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ISBN-10 : 9780195187960
ISBN-13 : 0195187962
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Book Synopsis The Social Art by : Ronald K. S. Macaulay

Download or read book The Social Art written by Ronald K. S. Macaulay and published by OUP USA. This book was released on 2006-02-02 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the improved and expanded second edition of The Social Art, an engagingly written, highly accessible tour through the world of language. Macaulay uses jokes, anecdotes, quotations, and examples to introduce readers to the full range of current linguistic knowledge, covering in 35 brief chapters (2 new to the second edition) topics like language acquisition, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, dialects, conversation, narrative, swearing, and more.


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