..". excellent example... significant contribution... an importantinterdisciplinary work... " -- Middle East Journal
..".an important contribution to aspects of Iranian social communication andinterpersonal verbal behavior." -- Language
By showing thereader the intricacies of face-to-face sociolinguistic interaction, William Beemanprovides a key to understanding Iranian social and political life. Beeman's study incross-cultural linguistics will clearly be a model for the study of differentlanguages and cultures.