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336 pages • first pub 1990 (editions)
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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 ac...
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336 pages • first pub 1990 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Not specified
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Description
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 ac...