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

• Autore: Saville-Troike Muriel <1936->
• Pubblicazione: Malden, MA, : Blackwell Pub., 2003
• Edizione: 3rd ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (338 p.)
• Disciplina: 306.44
• Soggetto topico: Sociolinguistics; Language and culture
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: The ethnography of communication
• ISBN: 9786611321314; 9781281321312; 1281321311; 9780470704493; 0470704497; 9780470758373; 0470758376; 9780470758229; 0470758228
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910956157403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Language in society (Oxford, England) ; ; 3.