Language, Status, and Power in Iran (Advances in Semiotics) - Hardcover

William O. Beeman

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Synopsis

" . . . excellent example . . . significant contribution . . . an important interdisciplinary work . . . " ―Middle East Journal

" . . . an important contribution to aspects of Iranian social communication and interpersonal verbal behavior." ―Language

By showing the reader the intricacies of face-to-face sociolinguistic interaction, William Beeman provides a key to understanding Iranian social and political life. Beeman's study in cross-cultural linguistics will clearly be a model for the study of different languages and cultures.

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