The Social Art: Language and Its Uses

The Social Art Is A Highly Accessible Tour Through The World Of Languages. Macaulay Uses Jokes, Anecdotes, Quotations, And Examples To Introduce Readers To The Full Range Of Current Linguistic Knowledge. In This Revised And Expanded Second Edition, Macaulay Brings The Book Up To Date With The Last Decade Of Progress In Linguistics, Adding More American Examples, And Updating Bibliographies. Two New Chapters Have Been Added, On Theories Of Language Development And On The Evolution Of Language.--book Jacket. Give A Dog A Name -- Learning One's First Language -- The Act Of Communicating -- Prosodic Features -- Learning About Words And Their Structure -- Discovering The Structure Of Language: Syntax -- More Syntax -- Still More Syntax -- Semantics -- Pragmatically Speaking -- Theories Of Language Development -- Variety -- Regional Dialects -- Social Class -- Written Language -- Register -- Style -- Sex Differences -- The Magic Of Words -- Rhetoric -- Conversation -- Narratives -- Learning A Second Language -- The Evolution Of Language -- Language Change -- The History Of English -- Indo-european -- Languages Of The World -- Language And Thought -- Pronouns -- Gender -- Pidgins And Creoles -- Literature -- Children's Lore And Language -- Envoi: Confessio Amantis. Ronald Macaulay. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 227-233) And Index.