The social art
Subtitle: language and its uses
By: Ronald Macaulay.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 244
ISBN-13: 9780195187960
Subjects: Sociolinguistics; Language and languages
Description: "The Social Art is a 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. 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."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.