false 654460 1 The Social Art is an engagingly written, 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, covering in 35 chapters, topics like language acquisition, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, dialects, conversation, narrative, swearing, and many others. 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. The Social Art is perfect for general readers and students who want to learn about what it is that linguists do. 640563 2 2 2006 The Social Art: Language and Its Uses total:2|4:1|3:1| 2 7 7 1 4 0 false false Fri Aug 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 24 12:00:31 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 08 07:26:04 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Sep 06 00:37:53 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 06 00:37:57 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Aug 05 04:50:55 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 05 04:51:08 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Jan 12 15:17:07 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 12 15:19:21 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Wed Dec 10 03:56:32 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 24 01:19:33 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sun Jul 22 09:44:05 -0700 2007 Sun Jul 22 09:44:05 -0700 2007 3 0 false false Mon Apr 16 22:14:25 -0700 2007 Mon Apr 16 22:14:25 -0700 2007