UID:
(DE-602)edocfu_9959243147802883
Format:
1 online resource (239 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-283-46930-8
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9786613469304
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90-272-7487-8
Series Statement:
Studies in language variation, v. 9
Content:
Language acts are acts of identity, and linguistic variation reflects the multifaceted construction of verbal alternatives for transmitting social meaning, where style-shifting represents our ability to take up different social positions due to its potential for linguistic performance, rhetorical stance-taking and identity projection.Traditional variationist conceptualizations of style-shifting as a primarily responsive phenomenon seem unable to account for all stylistic choices. In contrast, more recent formulations see stylistic variation as initiative, creative and strategic in personal and
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
,
pt. 1. Style and sociolinguistic variation in political discourse -- pt. 2. Style and sociolinguistic variation in media interaction.
,
English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9789027234896 (Hardback)
Language:
English
