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ALERTcourse syllabus to ensure that you select the correct ISBN. Several versions of Pearson's MyLab & Mastering products exist for each title, including customized versions for individual schools, and registrations are not transferable. In addition, you may need a CourseID, provided by your instructor, to register for and use Pearson's MyLab & Mastering products. Packages Access codes for Pearson's MyLab & Mastering products may not be included when purchasing or renting from companies other than Pearson; check with the seller before completing your purchase. Used or rental books If you rent or purchase a used book with an access code, the access code may have been redeemed previously and you may have to purchase a new access code. Access codes Access codes that are purchased from sellers other than Pearson carry a higher risk of being either the wrong ISBN or a previously redeemed code. Check with the seller prior to purchase.-- Explore the connections among language, culture, and communicative meaning Using data from cultures and languages throughout the world to highlight both similarities and differences in human languages, Language, Culture and Communication, Seventh Edition, explores the many interconnections among language, culture, and communicative meaning. The text examines the multifaceted meanings and uses of language. It also emphasizes the ways in which language encapsulates speakers' meanings and intentions. Nancy Bonvillain focuses on analyzing communicative interactions, revealing how social relations are produced and reproduced through speech. The text also highlights the analysis of language ideologies, that is, the beliefs that people have about language structure itself, about language usage, and about appropriate norms for producing and evaluating speech. This 7th edition contains updated information throughout as well as several new sections. Examples of language practices in African societies have also been added. Learning Goals Upon completing this book, readers will be able to: * Recognize reputation and pattern in human speech.* Understand the formation and structure of language. * Have a strong understanding of the use of rhetoric in communication. 0205953565 / 9780205953561 Language, Culture, and Communication Plus MySearchLab with eText -- Access Card Package Package consists of: 0205239927 / 9780205239924 MySearchLab with Pearson eText -- Valuepack Access Card 020591764X / 9780205917648 Language, Culture, and Communication
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In this SectionMessage Chapter 3: Language and Cultural Meaning Chapter 4: Contextual Components: Outline of an Ethnography of Communication Chapter 5: Communicative Interactions Chapter 6: Digital Communications and Signed Languages Chapter 7: Learning Language Chapter 8: The Acquisition of Communicate Competence Chapter 9: Societal Segmentation and Linguistic Variation: Class and Race Chapter 10: Language and Gender Chapter 11: Multilingual Nations Chapter 12: Bilingual Communities Chapter 13: Language Introduction Speech Communities Chapter 2: The Form of the Message Phonology: The Sounds of Language Morphology: The Structure of Words Syntax: The Structure of Sentences Semantics: The Analysis of Meaning Manual Language Nonverbal Communication Chapter 3: Language and Cultural Meaning Foundations of Linguistic Anthropology Lexical and Cultural Categories Cultural Presupposition Extended and Transferred Meaning Chapter 4: Contextual Components: Outline of an Ethnography of Communication Ethnography of Communication Settings Participants Topics and Goals Speech Acts Routines Narratives Chapter 5: Communicative Interactions Structural Properties of Conversation Conversational Postulates Directives Directives and Responses in Context Politeness Chapter 6: Digital Communications and Signed Languages Telephone Conversations Online Communication Signed Languages and Communicative Practices Chapter 7: Learning Language Acquisition of Language Complex Grammars Comparative Evidence Some Universal Sequences Instructional Strategies Strategies in Other Societies Chapter 8: The Acquisition of Communicate Competence Acquiring Communicative Styles Learning Status and Role Learning Discourse Chapter 9: Societal Segmentation and Linguistic Variation: Class and Race Social Stratification Caste Class Race Chapter 10:Language and Gender Pronunciation Grammatical Variants Choices of Vocabulary Gender-Related Conversational Styles Language and Sexuality Images of Gender in Linguistic Form Chapter 11: Multilingual Nations India Canada The United States Chapter 12: Bilingual Communities Cognitive Benefits of Bilingualism Linguistic Change Language Use in Bilingual Communities Bilingual Conversational Strategies Interethnic Miscommunication Chapter 13: Language and Institutional Encounters Language Ideologies Language and Status Institutional Contexts Education Medical Encounters Legal Settings The Media
