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Let's talk : how English conversation works / David Crystal.

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Shelf Location	Collection	Volume Ref.	Branch	Status	Due Date
302.346 CRYS	Adult Non Fiction		Campsie .	. Available .

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Field name	Details
ISBN	9780198850694 (hardback)
Name	Crystal, David, 1941- author.
Title	Let's talk : how English conversation works / David Crystal.
Edition	First edition.
Published	Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2020.
Published	©2020
Description	x, 206 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Notes	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary	Banter, chit-chat, gossip, natter, tete-a-tete: these are just a few of the terms for the varied ways in which we interact with one another through conversation. David Crystal explores the factors that motivate so many different kinds of talk and reveals the rules we use unconsciously, even in the most routine exchanges of everyday conversation. We tend to think of conversation as something spontaneous, instinctive, habitual. It has been described as an art, as a game, sometimes even as a battle. Whichever metaphor we use, most people are unaware of what the rules are, how they work, and how we can bend and break them when circumstances warrant it.
Subjects	Conversation
Subjects	Oral communication
Links to Related Works	Subject References: Conversation . Oral communication . See Also: Discussion . Etiquette . Imaginary conversations . Interviews . Language and languages . Oral communication . Communication . Conversation . Oral interpretation . Oral tradition . Public speaking . Speech . Authors: Crystal, David, 1941- .