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| Language Universals | 1 |
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| Ferguson, Charles A. | 1 |
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Peer reviewedFerguson, Charles A. – Language in Society, 1976
The use of interpersonal verbal routines such as greetings and thanks is examined as a universal phenomenon of human languages. Examples from Syrian Arabic, American English and other languages are used to show differing patterns of structure and use, susceptible of grammatical and sociolinguistic analysis. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: Arabic, Language Acquisition, Language Patterns, Language Universals
