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The Ethnography of Communication: An Introduction (Language in Society)

The Ethnography of Communication: An Introduction (Language in Society)

by Muriel Saville - Troike (Author), Muriel Saville - Troike (Author), Muriel Saville – Troike (Author), Muriel Saville–Troike (Author)

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    Paperback 1989

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Synopsis

The Ethnography of Communication is concerned with how and why language is used and how its use varies in different cultures. In this now standard introduction to the subject, Muriel Saville-Troike 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. Drawing on insights from social anthropology and psycholinguistics and using examples from a great many languages and cultures she builds up a model which includes communication within the overall framework of cultural competence. This second edition has been thoroughly revised to reflect the substantial contributions made in recent years to the development and application of the subject. The book now incorporates a yet broader range of examples and illustrations for analyzing the patterns of communicative phenomena in the languages of the world.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 328
 Edition: 2
 Publisher: Wiley–Blackwell
Published: 19 Jul 1989
ISBN 10: 9780631166
ISBN 13: 9780631166788

Media Reviews
This is a fine introductory text and an excellent reference volume as well. In short it is a first-rate work by a world-class scholar. TESOL Quarterly The Ethnography of Communication more that meets the pointed criteria for a good textbook. In addition, it is well-written, interesting and enlightening. Language and Social Psychology
Author Bio
Muriel Saville-Troike is Professor in the Departemnt of English at the University of Arizonia. She is author of Bilingual Children (1975), Foundations for Teaching English as Second Language (1976), A Guide to Culture in the Classrrom 91978) and the editor of Linguistics and Anthropology (1977).