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Talk Is Cheap Sarcasm Alienation And The Evolution Of Language
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Author : Minnesota John Haiman Professor of Linguistics Macalester College
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 1998-02-26
Talk Is Cheap Sarcasm Alienation And The Evolution Of Language written by Minnesota John Haiman Professor of Linguistics Macalester College and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998-02-26 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Putting aside questions of truth and falsehood, the old "talk is cheap" maxim carries as much weight as ever. Indeed, perhaps more. For one need not be an expert in irony or sarcasm to realize that people don't necessarily mean what they say. Phrases such as "Yeah, right" and "I couldn't care less" are so much a part of the way we speak--and the way we live--that we are more likely to notice when they are absent (for example, Forrest Gump). From our everyday dialogues and conversations ("Thanks a lot!") to the screenplays of our popular films (Pulp Fiction and Fargo), what is said is frequently very different from what is meant. Talk is Cheap begins with this telling observation and proceeds to argue that such "unplain speaking" is fundamentally embedded in the way we now talk. Author John Haiman traces this sea-change in our use of language to the emergence of a postmodern "divided self" who is hyper-conscious that what he or she is saying has been said before; "cheap talk" thus allows us to distance ourselves from a social role with which we are uncomfortable. Haiman goes on to examine the full range of these pervasive distancing mechanisms, from cliches and quotation marks to camp and parody. Also, and importantly, this text highlights several new ways in which the English language is evolving (and has evolved) in response to our postmodern world view. In other words, this study shows us how what we are saying is gradually separating itself from how we say it. As provocative as it is timely, the book will be fascinating reading for students of linguistics, literature, communication, anthropology, philosophy, and popular culture.
Talk Is Cheap
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Author : John Haiman
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 1998-03-26
Talk Is Cheap written by John Haiman and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998-03-26 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Putting aside questions of truth and falsehood, the old "talk is cheap" maxim carries as much weight as ever. Indeed, perhaps more. For one need not be an expert in irony or sarcasm to realize that people don't necessarily mean what they say. Phrases such as "Yeah, right" and "I couldn't care less" are so much a part of the way we speak--and the way we live--that we are more likely to notice when they are absent (for example, Forrest Gump). From our everyday dialogues and conversations ("Thanks a lot!") to the screenplays of our popular films (Pulp Fiction and Fargo), what is said is frequently very different from what is meant. Talk is Cheap begins with this telling observation and proceeds to argue that such "unplain speaking" is fundamentally embedded in the way we now talk. Author John Haiman traces this sea-change in our use of language to the emergence of a postmodern "divided self" who is hyper-conscious that what he or she is saying has been said before; "cheap talk" thus allows us to distance ourselves from a social role with which we are uncomfortable. Haiman goes on to examine the full range of these pervasive distancing mechanisms, from clichés and quotation marks to camp and parody. Also, and importantly, this text highlights several new ways in which the English language is evolving (and has evolved) in response to our postmodern world view. In other words, this study shows us how what we are saying is gradually separating itself from how we say it. As provocative as it is timely, the book will be fascinating reading for students of linguistics, literature, communication, anthropology, philosophy, and popular culture.
Talk Is Cheap
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Author : Bradley Jay Meyer
language : en
Publisher: Vantage Press
Release Date : 1993-04-01
Talk Is Cheap written by Bradley Jay Meyer and has been published by Vantage Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993-04-01 with categories.
Talk Is Cheap
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Author : Robert W. Crandall
language : en
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
Release Date : 2010-12-01
Talk Is Cheap written by Robert W. Crandall and has been published by Brookings Institution Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-12-01 with Technology & Engineering categories.
The rapid pace of technological change is placing the world's telephone companies in a very difficult position. Fiber optics cables, wireless telephones, digital signal compression, and sophisticated new switching equipment are lowering the cost of providing service and opening the gates to new competition. At the same time, these new technologies are providing the telephone companies with a wide array of new market opportunities. Unfortunately, their status as regulated carriers makes it difficult to exploit these new opportunities and to fend off competitive assaults on their traditional telephone business. As long as they are regulated, they can be accused of using their monopoly services to cross-subsidize new competitive ventures. But partial deregulation and open entry would be a catastrophe for them unless they were allowed to revise their rate structure. There is a widespread misconception that the U.S. telecommunications industry has been "deregulated" and that Canadian authorities are following the U.S. lead. In fact, most services remain regulated, even though some markets, such as long-distance services, equipment sales and rentals, and local services, have been opened up. This book reviews the recent changes in the structure of U.S. and Canadian telecommunications industries and the changes in regulatory policy on both sides of the border. The authors analyze the effects of these changes in regulation on telephone rates in both the local and long-distance markets with particular emphasis on the impacts of regulatory reforms and competition on long-distance rates. They use their results to suggest how regulation should be structured to allow competition to replace monopoly on the road to the information superhighway. The authors contend that for decades misguided regulation of the telephone sector in both Canada and the U.S. denied consumers the benefits of competition, distorted local and long-distance telephone rates, and blocked entry of new carriers and new technologies. They warn that the continued regulation of the telecommunications industry could be responsible for slowing the transition from "plain old telephone service" to a telecommunications marketplace that offers a wide variety of services. They conclude by outlining the choices open to policymakers and calling for liberalized competition all along the information superhighway.
Talk Is Cheap
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Author : Loni Hoots
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019-05-28
Talk Is Cheap written by Loni Hoots and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-05-28 with categories.
Talk Is Cheap
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Author : James E. Gaskin
language : en
Publisher: "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
Release Date : 2005
Talk Is Cheap written by James E. Gaskin and has been published by "O'Reilly Media, Inc." this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Computers categories.
Fed up with the high tolls charged by your ordinary telephone service? If you're itching to cut the copper cord with your costly, traditional phone service, you need Talk is Cheap, the new, easy-to-understand guide to understanding and using Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) and other Internet telephone options.Technologies such as VoIP are gaining a great deal of attention these days as more people switch from standard telephone service to phone service via the Internet. But while the cost savings are outstanding, there are some issues with Internet telephony that you should know about. Are the connections reliable? Is the quality comparable? Will it include 911 services?James Gaskin's Talk is Cheap addresses these issues and many more by explaining how to make the switch and what the tradeoffs will be if you opt for Internet telephony over traditional phone services.Talk is Cheap focuses on the increasingly popular services from Vonage, which uses VoIP, and Skype--a free service that operates as a peer-to-peer (P2P) network with the ability to turn any PC, Mac, or Pocket PC into a telephone. The book explains your options; explores the background behind, the workings of, and differences between VoIP and P2P networks; and discusses the advantages and drawbacks of both technologies (including service offerings, quality, capabilities, completion rates, and more).Talk is Cheap then goes into detail on what you can expect in Internet service from traditional phone companies such as Verizon and AT&T. In addition, you will learn more advanced techniques, including how to turn your Palm or Pocket PC into an Internet phone and how to work with Wi-Fi phones and videophones.A straightforward, quick introduction to the ins and outs of using Internet telephone services, this book provides everything you need to make informed telephone decisions--whether you're thinking about the switch from traditional phone service or have already made it and want to get the most out of your new Internet telephone.
Talk Is Cheap
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Author : Godfrey Harris
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1991
Talk Is Cheap written by Godfrey Harris and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with Advertising categories.
Talk Is Cheap Until It Costs You Everything
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Author : Avis P Robinson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016-11-14
Talk Is Cheap Until It Costs You Everything written by Avis P Robinson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-11-14 with Self-Help categories.
Communcation is inescapable, irreversible, and complicated. Therefore, the way in which we communicate sends a ripple effect throughout the universe. The costs of failed communication is too high, so let us reevaluate our communication efforts.
Do Whay U Say
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Author : Sal LoPiccolo
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012-01-01
Do Whay U Say written by Sal LoPiccolo and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-01-01 with categories.
Talk Is Cheap Until You Have To Talk To A Lawyer
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Author : Lawyer Desings X
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019-07-23
Talk Is Cheap Until You Have To Talk To A Lawyer written by Lawyer Desings X and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-07-23 with categories.
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