Talk is cheap: sarcasm, alienation, and the evolution of language
Auteur :
Haiman, John
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press Inc
ISBN :
9780195115246
Date de publication :
22 févr. 2001
Dimensions :
21,6 x 18,1 x 2,1 cm
Poids :
535 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
This study argues that "unplain speaking" is fundamentally embedded in the way we now talk. The author argues that "cheap talk" allows us to distance ourselves from a social role with which we are uncomfortable, while describing how what we are saying becomes separate from how we say it.