How We Talk: The Inner Workings of Conversation

by N.J. Enfield

Book Overview

An expert guide to how conversation works, from how we know when to speak to why huh is a universal word

We all had teachers who scolded us over the use of um, uh-huh, oh, like, and mm-hmm. But as linguist N. J. Enfield reveals in How We Talk, these "bad words" are fundamental to language.Whether we are speaking with the clerk at the store, our boss, or our spouse, language is dependent...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0465059945
• ISBN13: 9780465059942
• Release Date: November 2017
• Publisher: Basic Books
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.5" x 8.4"