| Language Shock: Understanding the Culture of Conversation Contributor(s): Agar, Michael H. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0688149499 ISBN-13: 9780688149499 Publisher: William Morrow & Company OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 1996 Annotation: This guide to understanding the culture of conversation is by one of America's foremost linguistic anthropologists. In a fascinating journey through the meaning of language--and the relationship of language to culture--Michael Agar sheds new light on the oceans of language, showing how to keep afloat even when faced with something that seems overwhelmingly foreign. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Sociolinguistics - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social |
| Dewey: 306.44 |
| Physical Information: 0.78" H x 6.26" W x 9.3" (0.72 lbs) 288 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The key to communication, says linguistic anthropologist Michael Agar, is understanding the context and culture of conversation. In Language Shock, Agar reveals how deeply our language and cultural values intertwine to define who we are and how we relate to one another. From paying an electric bill in Austria to opening a bank account in Mexico to handling a parking ticket in the United States, he shows how routine tasks become lessons in the subtleties of conversation when we venture outside our cultural sphere. With humorous, insightful stories from his extensive travels, Agar engages us in a lively study of languaculture and enriches our view of the world. |
Contributor Bio(s): Agar, Michael H.: - 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. |