{"product_id":"the-social-art-language-and-its-uses-9780195187960","title":"The Social Art: Language and Its Uses","description":"\u003cem\u003eThe Social Art\u003c\/em\u003e is an engagingly written, highly accessible tour through the world of languages. Macaulay uses jokes, anecdotes, quotations, and examples to introduce readers to the full range of current linguistic knowledge, covering in 35 chapters, topics like language acquisition, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, dialects, conversation, narrative, swearing, and many others. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this revised and expanded second edition, Macaulay brings the book up to date with the last decade of progress in linguistics, adding more American examples, and updating bibliographies. Two new chapters have been added, on theories of language development and on the evolution of language. \u003cem\u003eThe Social Art\u003c\/em\u003e is perfect for general readers and students who want to learn about what it is that linguists do.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ronald K. S. Macaulay\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/02\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.28h x 6.32w x 0.58d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780195187960\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2006 pg. 477\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRonald K. S. Macaulay\u003c\/strong\u003e is Emeritus Professor of Linguistics at Pitzer College. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eLanguage, Social Class and Education\u003c\/em\u003e (1977), \u003cem\u003eLocating Dialect in Discourse\u003c\/em\u003e (1991), \u003cem\u003eStandards and Variation in Urban Speech\u003c\/em\u003e (1997), and \u003cem\u003eTalk that Counts: Age, Gender, and Social Class Differences in Discourse\u003c\/em\u003e (OUP, 2005). The first edition of \u003cem\u003eThe Social Art\u003c\/em\u003e was published in 1995.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44114203738227,"sku":"9.7802E+12","price":51.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_ea88e4bc-7175-40c1-a982-71357e3671cf.jpg?v=1764162250","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-social-art-language-and-its-uses-9780195187960","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}