Why is unintelligibility so valued in academia? How can a joke that's funny in one culture be an insult in another? In this book, a linguist answers these and other questions, revealing the ways in which what we say and how we say it help us to accomplish our aims.
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Talking Power: Politics of Language by Robin Tolmach Lakoff
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CIN0465083595G
9780465083596
0465083595
Talking Power: Politics of Language by Robin Tolmach Lakoff
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