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Language Shock : Understanding the Culture of Conversation by Michael H. Agar (1996, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherHarperCollins

ISBN-100688149499

ISBN-139780688149499

eBay Product ID (ePID)403995

Product Key Features

Number of Pages288 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameLanguage Shock : Understanding the Culture of Conversation

Publication Year1996

SubjectCommunication Studies, Linguistics / Sociolinguistics, General, Linguistics / General

FeaturesReprint

TypeTextbook

AuthorMichael H. Agar

Subject AreaLanguage Arts & Disciplines, Social Science

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight11.9 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition20

Dewey Decimal306.4/4

Edition DescriptionReprint

SynopsisThe 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.

LC Classification NumberP35.A37