Talking Power
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| Originally published | 1990 |
| Authors | Robin Lakoff |
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| ID | 2084221 |
About Talking Power
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.