31.2451, Books: Let's Talk: Crystal

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Subject: 31.2451, Books: Let's Talk: Crystal

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Date: Mon, 03 Aug 2020 15:21:45
From: Kate Roche [kate.roche at oup.com]
Subject: Let's Talk: Crystal

 


Title: Let's Talk 
Subtitle: How English Conversation Works 
Publication Year: 2020 
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Book URL: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/lets-talk-9780198850694 


Author: David Crystal

Hardback: ISBN:  9780198850694 Pages: 224 Price: U.K. £ 18.99


Abstract:

Banter, chit-chat, gossip, natter, tete-a-tete: these are just a few of the
terms for the varied ways in which we interact with one another through
conversation. David Crystal explores the factors that motivate so many
different kinds of talk and reveals the rules we use unconsciously, even in
the most routine exchanges of everyday conversation. We tend to think of
conversation as something spontaneous, instinctive, habitual. It has been
described as an art, as a game, sometimes even as a battle. Whichever metaphor
we use, most people are unaware of what the rules are, how they work, and how
we can bend and break them when circumstances warrant it.
 



Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics

Subject Language(s): English (eng)


Written In: English  (eng)

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