false 499400 1 <P>The key to communication, says linguistic anthropologist Michael Agar, is understanding the context and culture of conversation. In <I>Language Shock,</I> Agar reveals how deeply our language and cultural values intertwine to define who we are and how we relate to one another. From paying an electric bill in Austria to opening a bank account in Mexico to handling a parking ticket in the United States, he shows how routine tasks become lessons in the subtleties of conversation when we venture outside our cultural sphere. With humorous, insightful stories from his extensive travels, Agar engages us in a lively study of "languaculture" and enriches our view of the world. </P> 487527 16 12 1996 Language Shock: Understanding The Culture Of Conversation total:24|5:3|4:8|3:11|2:1|1:1| 24 83 39 3 1 0 false false Mon Oct 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 11 14:17:26 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 31 05:47:39 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Wed Aug 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 24 12:03:12 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 14 11:41:49 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Sep 22 19:48:15 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 22 19:49:52 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Nov 11 17:33:02 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 11 17:33:02 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Tue Sep 29 09:39:01 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 29 09:39:01 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Aug 20 14:37:23 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 20 14:37:23 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Aug 18 10:38:56 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 18 10:38:56 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Aug 17 08:39:23 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 17 08:39:23 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Tue Jul 14 10:01:36 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 14 10:01:36 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun Jun 07 13:18:34 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 07 13:18:34 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Wed Apr 29 00:35:48 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 29 00:35:48 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Apr 11 16:36:09 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 11 16:36:13 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Mon Feb 23 14:41:30 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 23 14:41:30 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sat Feb 21 06:24:09 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 21 06:24:09 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Wed Feb 11 23:01:19 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 11 23:01:19 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Thu Jan 29 14:00:43 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 29 14:00:43 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sat Jan 10 14:12:23 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 10 14:12:29 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sat Dec 27 12:26:44 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 27 12:26:44 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Thu Nov 13 05:21:47 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 13 05:21:47 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Wed Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Fri Nov 07 11:22:44 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 07 11:22:57 -0800 2008 1