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The social art : language and its uses / Ronald Macaulay.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Macaulay, Ronald K. S.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sociolinguistics.
- Language and languages.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 244 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
- Summary:
- The Social Art is an engagingly written, highly accessible tour through the world of languages. Macaulay uses jokes, anecdotes, quotations, and examples to introduce readers to the full range of current linguistic knowledge, covering in 35 chapters, topics like language acquisition, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, dialects, conversation, narrative, swearing, and many others. In this revised and expanded second edition, Macaulay brings the book up to date with the last decade of progress in linguistics, adding more American examples, and updating bibliographies. Two new chapters have been added, on theories of language development and on the evolution of language. The Social Art is perfect for general readers and students who want to learn about what it is that linguists do.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-233) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0195187962
- OCLC:
- 60550603
- Publisher Number:
- 9780195187960
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