Communication and Culture: An Introduction more books like this

by Tony Schirato, Susan Yell

From Saussure to Bourdieu, from Freud to Fouclault, this book outlines a range of theoretical approaches to the study of communication and culture. Concepts are introduced in everyday particular contexts to demonstrate the essential skills of textual analysis. The book focuses on three 'primary' systems of communication: spoken, written and visual ...

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Death Sentence: The Decay of Public Language more books like this

by Don Watson

This brilliant and scathing polemic looks at how clichs, weasel words, and management-speak are strangling the English language, and what can--and must--be done about it. Unabridged. 4 CDs.

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Inter-Cultural Communication at Work: Cultural Values in Discourse more books like this

by Michael Clyne

In this interdisciplinary study, Professor Clyne examines the impact of cultural values on discourse. Through an exploration of the role of verbal communication patterns in successful and unsuccessful communication, he sets out to integrate and develop a framework for a linguistics of inter-cultural communication. Professor Clyne draws on data ...

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Language and culture in aboriginal Australia more books like this

by Michael Walsh (Editor), Colin Yallop (Editor)

What are the Australian Aboriginal languages like? How many are there? Where are they spoken? Are there dictionaries of Aboriginal languages? What kinds of new language have emerged in the last two hundred years? What is the connection between land, people and language in Aboriginal Australia? How does the use of English disadvantage Aboriginal ...

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Don't come the raw prawn! more books like this

by John Blackman

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Translating Lives: Living with Two Languages and Cultures more books like this

by Mary Besemeres (Editor), Anna Wierzbicka (Editor)

Recounting the personal experiences of 12 bilingual Australians, this immensely moving collection of stories shows how immersion in two overlapping cultures affects one's perspectives on the world and relationships with other people. Including contributions from Kim Scott and Eva Sallis, these stories-childhood recollections, migrant experiences, ...

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Australian Words and Their Origins more books like this

by Joan Hughes (Editor)

An abbreviated version of the "Australian National Dictionary", which explores the origins of Australian words and phrases. This reference work contains almost as many headwords as the full dictionary, but fewer collocations.

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Exploring Australian English more books like this

by G. A. Wilkes

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Aussie English : an explanation of the Australian idiom more books like this

by John O'Grady

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The dinkum dictionary : a ripper guide to Aussie English more books like this

by Lenie Johansen

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Artefacts of the Flinders Ranges: An Illustrated Dictionary of Artefacts Used by the Adnyamathanha more books like this

by Dorothy Tunbridge, Nepabunna Aboriginal School

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The Celebrated George Barrington: A Spurious Author, the Book Trade, and Botany Bay more books like this

by Nathan Garvey

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Speaking positions : aboriginality, gender, and ethnicity in Australian cultural studies more books like this

by Penelope Van Toorn, David English

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