LG Communication Skills in American English Bruce Tillitt "Mary Newton Bruder CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESSSpeaking Naturally Communication Skills in American English Bruce Tillitt Mary Newton Bruder AMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESSPUBLISHED BY THE PRESS SYNDICATE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE ‘The Pitt Building, Trumpington Street, Cambridge, United Kingdom ‘CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS ‘The Edinburgh Building, Cambridge CB2 2RU, UK 40 West 20th Street, New York, NY 10011-4211, USA 10 Stamford Road, Oakleigh, Melbourne 3166, Australia © Cambridge University Press 1985 This book is in copyright. Subject to statutory exception and to the provisions of relevant collective licensing agreements, no reproduction of any part may take place without the written permission of Cambridge University Press. First published 1985 ‘Twelfth printing 1999 Printed in the United States of America ‘Typeset in Sabon Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Tillice, Bruce. Speaking Naturally. 1, English language ~ Text-books for foreign speakers. 2. English language ~ United States ~Spoken English. 3, Speech acts (Linguistics) I. Brudes, Mary Newton, 1939-. IL, Title. PE1128.T54 1985 428.3'4 84-5875 ISBN 0 521 27130 4 paperback ISBN 0 521 25007 2 cassette Book Design by Peter Ducker Illustrations by Jean Chandler Cover design by Frederick Charles Ltd. Cover illustration by Tom Ickert Cassette production by The Sun Group