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Language, Status, and Power in Iran
Contributor(s): Beeman, William O. (Author)
ISBN: 0253331390     ISBN-13: 9780253331397
Publisher: Indiana University Press
OUR PRICE:   $34.60  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: October 1986
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Annotation:

..". excellent example... significant contribution... an important interdisciplinary work... " -- Middle East Journal

..". an important contribution to aspects of Iranian social communication and interpersonal verbal behavior." -- Language

By showing the reader the intricacies of face-to-face sociolinguistic interaction, William Beeman provides a key to understanding Iranian social and political life. Beeman's study in cross-cultural linguistics will clearly be a model for the study of different languages and cultures.

Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Foreign Language Study | Persian
Dewey: 491.550
LCCN: 84048490
Series: Advances in Semiotics
Physical Information: 0.98" H x 6.62" W x 9.57" (1.47 lbs) 280 pages
 
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Publisher Description:

. . . excellent example . . . significant contribution . . . an important interdisciplinary work . . . --Middle East Journal

. . . an important contribution to aspects of Iranian social communication and interpersonal verbal behavior. --Language

By showing the reader the intricacies of face-to-face sociolinguistic interaction, William Beeman provides a key to understanding Iranian social and political life. Beeman's study in cross-cultural linguistics will clearly be a model for the study of different languages and cultures.