UID:
almahu_9949383645302882
Format:
1 online resource (ix, 192 pages)
ISBN:
0429001118
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9780429672651
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0429672659
,
9780429669675
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0429669674
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9780429671166
,
0429671164
,
9780429001116
Series Statement:
Routledge studies in world Englishes
Content:
"Folklinguistics and Social Meaning in Australian English presents an original study of Australian English and, via this, insights into Australian society. Utilising folklinguistic accounts, it uncovers everyday understandings of contemporary Australian English through variations across linguistic systems (sounds, words, discourse and grammar). Focusing on one variation at time, it explores young speakers' language use and their evaluations of the same forms. The analysis of talk about talk uncovers ethnic, regional and social Others in social types and prevailing ideologies around Australian English essential for understanding Australian identity-making processes, as well as providing insights and methods relevant beyond this context. These discussions demonstrate that while the linguistic variations may occur in other varieties of English, they are understood through local conceptualisations, and often as uniquely Australian. This book harnesses the value and richness of discourse in explorations of the sociocultural life of language. The findings show that analysis attending to language ideologies and identities can help discover the micro-macro links needed in understanding social meanings. The volume explores a wide range of language features but also provides a deep contemplation of Australian English"--
Note:
Introduction -- Conceptualising social meaning -- Studying social meaning via folklinguistics -- Phonetic and phonological variation -- Lexical variation -- Discourse and grammatical variation -- Social types and language ideologies.
Additional Edition:
Print version: Penry Williams, Cara. Folklinguistics and social meaning in Australian English. London ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2019 ISBN 9780367029333
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
DOI:
10.4324/9780429001116
URL:
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9780429001116
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