Conversation [ Communication / Education / Social interaction / Language & Speech ]
… Piece', Tate, T00789, c. 1715-20. Résumé Conversation was a polysemic practice of sociability in leisured and learned classes. Ideally, it cultivated politeness, pleasure, ease and reciprocity. At the same time, its plural meanings also … (1790) On Conversation (1793) … Conversation was a polysemic practice of sociability in leisured and learned classes. Ideally, it cultivated politeness, pleasure, ease and reciprocity. At the same time, its plural meanings also …
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