Language Shock

Informationen zum Autor Michael Agar is the author of Ripping and Running and The Professional Stranger, among others. He is a professor emeritus in linguistic anthropology at the University of Maryland, College Park, and is a consultant with Ethknoworks in Tacoma Park, Maryland. Klappentext The 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. Zusammenfassung The 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.

Product details

• Authors: Michael Agar, Michael H Agar, Michael H. Agar
• Publisher: William Morrow
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.12.1996
• EAN: 9780688149499
• ISBN: 978-0-688-14949-9
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 232 mm x 18 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures; SOCIAL SCIENCE: Sociology / General, HISTORY: Social History, SOCIAL SCIENCE: General, PSYCHOLOGY: Social Psychology, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES: Linguistics / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES: Writing / Fiction Writing, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES: Communication Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Anthropology / Cultural & Social