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The ethnography of communication

by Muriel Saville-Troike

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Deals with how and why language is used, and how its use varies in different cultures. Presents the essential terms and concepts developed by Dell Hymes.

CommunicationLanguage and cultureSociolinguisticsEthnologyP40 .s26 2003306.44Language & linguisticsLanguage & cultureAnthropological linguistics