Talk is cheap: sarcasm, alienation, and the evolution of language
Auteur :
Haiman, John
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press Inc
ISBN :
9780195115253
Date de publication :
22 févr. 2001
Dimensions :
15,5 x 23,3 x 1,9 cm
Poids :
363 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.