Exploring LanguageGary Goshgarian "Exploring Language, 8th Edition, collects 84 selections in nine chapters to focus on some provocative aspects of American culture as they are revealed by language. Among the timely topics: the media and bias, computers and writing, black English, gender differences, "warspeak," advertising (as manipulation or art?), political double talk, and bilingualism."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved |
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... responses (or about their lack of response)? Did you feel that they had been completely honest with you about their responses? In either case, did you appreciate 92 THE WRITER.
... responses (or about their lack of response)? Did you feel that they had been completely honest with you about their responses? In either case, did you appreciate 92 THE WRITER.
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... response I wanted." Being listened to can become a metaphor for being understood and being valued. 42 In my earlier ... responses — little words like mhm, uh-uh, and yeah — sprinkled throughout someone else's talk, providing a running ...
... response I wanted." Being listened to can become a metaphor for being understood and being valued. 42 In my earlier ... responses — little words like mhm, uh-uh, and yeah — sprinkled throughout someone else's talk, providing a running ...
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... response to his answer, asked whether there has been a return in contemporary art to figurative painting. In response to my question, he told me a lot about the history of art — so much that when he finished and said, "That was a long ...
... response to his answer, asked whether there has been a return in contemporary art to figurative painting. In response to my question, he told me a lot about the history of art — so much that when he finished and said, "That was a long ...
Contents
LANGUAGE BASICS AND BEGINNINGS | 2 |
A Brief History of English | 19 |
Homemade Education | 35 |
Copyright | |
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