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Robin Lakoff

    27 novembre 1942
    Talking Power
    • Talking Power

      • 336pages
      • 12 heures de lecture
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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 accomplish our aims.

      Talking Power