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1	The Message in the Bottle: How Queer Man Is, How Queer Language Is, and What One Has to Do with the Other more books like this by Walker Percy add to wishlist In "Message" i"n the" "Bottle," Walker Percy offers insights on such varied yet interconnected subjects as symbolic reasoning, the origins of mankind, Helen Keller, Semioticism, and the incredible Delta Factor. Confronting difficult philosophical questions with a novelist's eye, Percy rewards us again and again with his keen insights into the way ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.72! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Orality and Literacy more books like this by Walter J Ong, J Ong Walter add to wishlist This classic work explores the vast differences between oral and literate cultures and offers a brilliantly lucid account of the intellectual, literary and social effects of writing, print and electronic technology. In the course of his study, Walter J. Ong offers fascinating insights into oral genres across the globe and through time and ... see all copies from $23.29! new only from $25.56! \| SVS
3	Language Shock: Understanding the Culture of Conversation more books like this by Michael Agar add to wishlist In this title the author reveals how deeply our language and cultural values intertwine to define who we are and how we relate to one another. He shows that the best communication may often contain more cultural implications than lingual proficiency, and how simple habits like paying bills or dinner conversation can take on a new meaning when we ... see all copies from $7.00! new only from $10.50! \| first editions
4	Language, Culture, and Communication: The Meaning of Messages more books like this by Nancy Bonvillain add to wishlist For courses in Language and Culture, Anthropological Linguistics, and Language and Communication. Using data from cultures and languages throughout the world--to highlight both similarities and differences in human languages--this text explores the many interconnections among language, culture, and communicative meaning. It examines the multi ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $30.00! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Speaking Shakespeare more books like this by Patsy Rodenburg add to wishlist From the director of voice at the National Theatre in London, this guide to speaking the words of Shakespeare emphasizes breathing, rhythm, and--perhaps most important--an understanding of Shakespeare himself and his world. see all copies from $9.95! new only from $14.16! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Pop Perspectives: Readings to Critique Contemporary Culture more books like this by Laura Gray-Rosendale add to wishlist "Pop Perspectives" provides students with a solid intellectual foundation in critical thinking, reading, writing, and classical argument through up-to-date, popular culture models, exercises, and assignments that are immediately relatable to the student's world. see all copies from $24.51! new only from $29.45! \| first editions \| SVS
7	English as a Global Language more books like this by David Cystal, Professor David Crystal add to wishlist David Crystal, world authority on the English language, presents a lively and factual account of the rise of English as a global language and explores the whys and wherefores of the history, current status and future potential of English as the international language of communication. English has been lauded as the most 'successful' language ever, ... see all copies from $8.96! new only from $8.96! \| SVS
8	La Bella Lingua: My Love Affair with Italian, the World's Most Enchanting Language more books like this by Dianne Hales add to wishlist A celebration of the language and culture of Italy, "La Bella Lingua" is the story of how a language shaped a nation, told against the backdrop of one woman's personal quest to speak fluent Italian. see all copies from $13.70! new only from $13.70! \| SVS
9	Orality and Literacy: The Technologizing of the Word more books like this by Walter J Ong add to wishlist Professor Walter Ong's new book explores some of the profound changes in our thought processes, personality and social structures which are the result ...of the development of speech, writing and print. The cumulative impact of the book is dazzling. Read this book. Literature will never be the same again. And neither will you.' Robert Giddings, ... see all copies from $4.41! new only from $27.00!
10	Sociolinguistics: An Introduction to Language and Society more books like this by Peter Trudgill add to wishlist This is a classic book on a fascinating subject. Peter Trudgill examines the close link between language and society and the many factors that influence the way we speak. These range from gender, environment, age, race, class, region and politics. Trudgill's book surveys languages and societies from all over the world drawing on examples from ... see all copies from $2.70! new only from $7.50! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Language Shift and Cultural Reproduction: Socialization, Self, and Syncretism in a Papua New Guinean Village more books like this by Don Kulick add to wishlist Language Shift and Cultural Reproduction is a fascinating anthropological study of language and cultural change among the villagers of Gapun, in the Sepik region of Papua New Guinea. Despite their strong attachment to their own language as a source of identity and as a tie to their lands, people are abandoning their vernacular in favour of Tok ... see all copies from $14.95! new only from $28.50! \| SVS
12 view cover	Language Myths more books like this by Professor Laurie Bauer (Editor), Peter Trudgill (Editor) add to wishlist This is a unique collection of original essays by 21 of the world's leading linguists. The topics discussed focus on some of the most popular myths about language: the media are ruining English; children can't speak or write properly anymore; and, America is ruining the English language. The tone is lively and entertaining throughout and there are ... see all copies from $2.64! new only from $4.50!
13 view cover	Understanding Culture's Influence on Behavior more books like this by Dr. Richard W Brislin add to wishlist An introduction to disciplines that study culture's influence on human behaviour, including cross-cultural psychology, intercultural communication and international organisational behaviour. Written with many examples to illustrate complex concepts, it covers a range of topics, such as schooling, work, gender, socialisation of children, and health ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $32.50!
14 view cover	Languages and their speakers more books like this by Timothy Shopen add to wishlist Languages and Their Speakers provides an introduction both to languages themselves and to their social functions. Written especially for nonlinguistic majors, the book gives insight into the meaning, value, and function of language within a culture and into the ways language behavior varies and changes. Each chapter of the book discusses what it ... see all copies from $2.80! new only from $25.87! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	English with an Accent: Language, Ideology, and Discrimination in the United States more books like this by Rosina Lippi-Green add to wishlist In English with an Accent Rosina Lippi-Green scrutinizes American attitudes towards language. Using examples drawn from a variety of contexts: the classroom, the court, the media and corporate culture, she exposes the way in which discrimination based on accent functions to support and perpetuate social structures and unequal power relations. ... see all copies from $12.61! new only from $42.66! \| SVS
16 view cover	The Give and Take of Everyday Life: Language Socialization of Kaluli Children more books like this by Bambi B Schieffelin add to wishlist In this study of language socialization among the Kaluli people of Papua New Guinea, Bambi B. Schieffelin examines the everyday speech activities between children and members of their families, linking them to other social practices and symbolic forms such as exchange systems, gender roles, sibling relationships, rituals and myths. In Kaluli ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $16.23! \| SVS
17 view cover	Words on Paper: Essays on American Culture for College Writers more books like this by Levia Dinardo Hayes, Bradley Waltman add to wishlist A thematically organized reader/rhetoric that seeks to empower students to interact proactively and constructively with all types of essays, Words on Paper reflects the mosaic of American culture by including essayists from varied and diverse backgrounds writing about high-interest and highly engaging topics. see all copies from $9.50! new only from $18.45! \| SVS
18 view cover	Russian Talk: Culture and Conversation During Perestroika more books like this by Nancy Ries add to wishlist Soulful, theatrical, intense: Russian talk is notably full of existential musing and dark passion. However, it has never before been analyzed as a form of cultural performance. Here, Nancy Ries, one of the first Western ethnographers to undertake fieldwork in Moscow, shows how everyday conversation shapes Russian identity and culture. see all copies from $5.00! new only from $6.91!
19 view cover	A Cultural Approach to Interpersonal Communication: Essential Readings more books like this by Lelia Monaghan, Leila Monaghan (Editor), Jane Goodman (Editor) add to wishlist Starting from the premise that interpersonal communication is inseparable from culture, this collection moves beyond traditional approaches to the subject by foregrounding the ways in which interpersonal relationships emerge through culturally mediated language practices. This work: proposes a new approach to interpersonal communication, based in ... see all copies from $29.35! new only from $47.50!
20 view cover	Ancient Literacy more books like this by William Harris add to wishlist This is an examination of how many people could read and write in the ancient world of the Greeks and Romans. Harris traces the partial transition to written culture, demonstrating continued reliance on oral communication. He explores the role of literacy as an instrument of power, indispensable to builders of empires, and as a political weapon ... see all copies from $5.02! new only from $27.87! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Language and Prejudice (a Longman Topics Reader) more books like this by Tamara M Valentine add to wishlist Part of the "Longman Topics" reader series, The Language of Prejudice examines the effects language has on societal biases. This brief collection of readings focuses on the way language influences and prejudices society's view on race, gender, age, disabilities, and sexual preferences. Thought-provoking selections ask students to think about ... see all copies from $4.90! new only from $5.75!
22 view cover	A Million Words and Counting: How Global English Is Rewriting the World more books like this by Paul J J Payack add to wishlist In the spirit of national bestsellers "Word Freak" and "Eats, Shoots & Leaves" comes a light-hearted yet thoroughly informative look at the English language and its influence on, and domination of, the global culture. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.89! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Word on the Street: Debunking the Myth of a 'Pure' Standard English more books like this by John McWhorter add to wishlist A barbed rebuttal to the conservative view that popular culture is destroying the English language.. Though there is a contingent of linguists who fight the fact, our language is always changing--not only through slang, but sound, syntax, and words' meanings as well. Debunking the myth of "pure" standard English, tackling controversial positions ... see all copies from $5.90! new only from $8.22! \| SVS
24 view cover	Language, culture, and society: a book of readings more books like this by Ben G Blount add to wishlist see all copies from $3.34! new only from $49.03!
25 view cover	Culture Bound: Bridging the Cultural Gap in Language Teaching more books like this by Joyce Merrill Valdes add to wishlist Culture Bound is designed to give language teachers a basis for introducing a cultural component into their teaching. The articles give a perspective on how language and culture interact and explore in particular the difference between interacting with another culture and entering it: language students are encouraged to understand the new culture ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.99! \| SVS

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