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Language and Social Relations - Studies in the Social and Cultural Foundations of Language
Agha, Asif (University of Pennsylvania)
Language and Social Relations - Studies in the Social and Cultural Foundations of Language
Agha, Asif (University of Pennsylvania)
Explores the important role of language in various aspects of our social life, such as identity, gender relations, class, kinship, status, and hierarchies. Drawing on authentic data from over thirty different languages and societies, it shows how we use language to formulate and transmit models of social life and conduct.
448 pages, 69 tables
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | November 16, 2006 |
| ISBN13 | 9780521571760 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 448 |
| Dimensions | 156 × 234 × 31 mm · 841 g |
| Language | English |
| Series Editor | Goodwin, Marjorie Harness |
| Series Editor | Irvine, Judith T. |
| Series Editor | Kuipers, Joel C. |
| Series Editor | Kulick, Don |
| Series Editor | Lucy, John |
| Series Editor | Ochs, Elinor |
| Series Editor | Schieffelin, Bambi B. |
| Series Editor | Silverstein, Michael |
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