| Let's Talk: How English Conversation Works Contributor(s): Crystal, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 0198850697 ISBN-13: 9780198850694 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $24.29 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Syntax - Language Arts & Disciplines | Communication Studies - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Phonetics & Phonology |
| Dewey: 302.346 |
| LCCN: 2019948971 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.5" W x 8.6" (0.75 lbs) 224 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Banter, chit-chat, gossip, natter, tete-a-tete: these are just a few of the terms for the varied ways in which we interact with one another through conversation. David Crystal explores the factors that motivate so many different kinds of talk and reveals the rules we use unconsciously, even in the most routine exchanges of everyday conversation. We tend to think of conversation as something spontaneous, instinctive, habitual. It has been described as an art, as a game, sometimes even as a battle. Whichever metaphor we use, most people are unaware of what the rules are, how they work, and how we can bend and break them when circumstances warrant it. |