How We Talk: The Inner Workings of Conversation

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ISBN-10:

0465059945

ISBN-13:

9780465059942

Author(s): Enfield, N.J.
Edition: Illustrated
Released: Nov 14, 2017
Publisher: Basic Books
Format: Hardcover, 272 pages
Related ISBN: 9781541645028

Description:

An expert guide to how conversation works, from how we know when to speak to why huh is a universal word
We all had teachers who scolded us over the use of um, uh-huh, oh, like, and mm-hmm. But as linguist N. J. Enfield reveals in How We Talk, these "bad words" are fundamental to language.Whether we are speaking with the clerk at the store, our boss, or our spouse, language is dependent on things as commonplace as a rising tone of voice, an apparently meaningless word, or a glance--signals so small that we hardly pay them any conscious attention. Nevertheless, they are the essence of how we speak. From the traffic signals of speech to the importance of um, How We Talk revolutionizes our understanding of conversation. In the process, Enfield reveals what makes language universally--and uniquely--human.

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