Language, Status, and Power in Iran

By William O. Beeman

Book Overview

" . . . excellent example . . . significant contribution . . . an important interdisciplinary work . . . " --Middle East Journal

" . . . an important contribution to aspects of Iranian social communication and interpersonal verbal behavior." --Language

By showing the reader the intricacies of face-to-face sociolinguistic interaction, William Beeman provides a key to understanding Iranian social and political life. Beeman's study in cross-cultural linguistics will clearly be a model for the study of different languages and cultures.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253331390
• ISBN13: 9780253331397
• Release Date: October 1986
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.6" x 9.6"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher