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Record Nr.

UNINA9910956157403321

Autore

Saville-Troike Muriel <1936->

Titolo

The ethnography of communication : an introduction / / Muriel Saville-Troike

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Malden, MA, : Blackwell Pub., 2003

ISBN

9786611321314

9781281321312

1281321311

9780470704493

0470704497

9780470758373

0470758376

9780470758229

0470758228

Edizione

[3rd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (338 p.)

Collana

Language in society ; ; 3

Disciplina

306.44

Soggetti

Sociolinguistics

Language and culture

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [285]-316) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

The Ethnography of Communication: An Introduction; Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 Basic Terms, Concepts, and Issues; 3 Varieties of Language; 4 The Analysis of Communicative Events; 5 Contrasts in Patterns of Communication; 6 Attitudes toward Communicative Performance; 7 Acquisition of Communicative Competence; 8 Politeness, Power, and Politics; 9 Conclusion; References; Index of Languages; General Index;

Sommario/riassunto

The Ethnography of Communication presents the terms and concepts which are essential for discussing how and why language is used and how its use varies in different cultures.:.; Presents the essential terms and concepts introduced and developed by Dell Hymes and others and surveys the most important findings and applications of their work.; Draws on insights from social anthropology and psycholinguistics in



investigating the patterning of communicative behavior in specific cultural settings.; Includes two completely new chapters on contrasts in patterns of communication and on politeness, powe