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| The Social Art: Language and its Uses: Language and Its Uses | 
 enlarge | Author: Ronald Macaulay
Publisher: OUP USA
Category: Book
List Price: £13.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 215169
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 256
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 6.4 x 0.6
ISBN: 0195187962
Dewey Decimal Number: 306.44
EAN: 9780195187960
ASIN: 0195187962
Publication Date: February 23, 2006
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 Obvious and unhelpful. September 13, 2006
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
I found this book to be disappointing. The examples used are cliched, and there is little originality or insight to be found. I was not able to find much to help me in my preparation for my studies, and I feel that there are other, better works that would be more appropriate.
 Highly Recommended October 25, 2005
18 out of 20 found this review helpful
I am doing a linguistics course with the Open University at the moment and I bought this book to suppliment the course material.
What a revelation! This is an example of how text books should be written. The language is clear and easy to understand. Most of the text book writers I have encountered seem to enjoy in wrapping a mantle of wooly words around the subject of Linguistis, propagating the myth that this is a difficult subject. Macauly's approach is the exact opposite, with the exception of David Crystal's work, I have not found a better example of clear, witty and informative writing. I wish other academics would learn from him, I know I have.
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