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Seldom Ask, Never Tell: Labor and Discourse in Appalachia (Oxford Studies in Anthropological Linguistics, 25)
Seldom Ask Never Tell Labor and Discourse in Appalachia - Oxford Studies in Anthropological Linguistics, 25
Author: Anita Puckett
Puckett takes a new look at the relationship between language, society, and economics by examining how people talk about work in a rural Appalachian community. Through careful analysis of conversations in casual yet commercial contexts, she finds that the construction and maintenance of this discourse is essential to the community's socioeconomi...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780195102772
ISBN-10: 0195102770
Publication Date: 10/16/2000
Pages: 309
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Publisher: Oxford University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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