Making Sense of Language: Readings in Culture and Communication

by Susan D. Blum

Book Overview

Most of us use language without giving much thought to the way it works or how it functions differently across cultures; however, the ability to use language is perhaps the most uniquely human of all our characteristics.

Each of the forty-five readings in Making Sense of Language: Readings in Culture and Communication acts as a window--a particular perspective--on language. Chosen for their accessibility, these classic and contemporary selections...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195336380
• ISBN13: 9780195336382
• Release Date: November 2008
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 504 Pages
• Weight: 2.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 10.8" x 8.4"