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Burke, Peter. 1993. The art of conversation. Polity Press. viii + 178 pp.
Publication type
Book – monograph
Publication language
English

Annotation

This book which introduces a programme for a social history of communication, discusses the following themes: language varieties used by different social groups; registers and code-switching; ways in which language reflects society and language as an active force in society.

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