| Seldom Ask, Never Tell: Labor and Discourse in Appalachia Contributor(s): Puckett, Anita (Author) |
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ISBN: 0195102770 ISBN-13: 9780195102772 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $84.55 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2000 Annotation: Puckett takes a new look at the relationship between language, society, and economics by examining how people talk about work in a rural Appalachian community. Through careful analysis of conversations in casual yet commercial contexts, she finds that the construction and maintenance of this discourse is essential to the community's socioeconomic relationships. The volume will appeal to linguists, anthropologists, and scholars in communications and Appalachian studies. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General |
| Dewey: 306.097 |
| LCCN: 99040241 |
| Lexile Measure: 1480 |
| Physical Information: 1.03" H x 6.32" W x 9.3" (1.54 lbs) 328 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Puckett takes a new look at the relationship between language, society, and economics by examining how people talk about work in a rural Appalachian community. Through careful analysis of conversations in casual yet commercial contexts, she finds that the construction and maintenance of this discourse is essential to the community's socioeconomic relationships. The volume will appeal to linguists, anthropologists, and scholars in communications and Appalachian studies. |
