Style-shifting in public : new perspectives on stylistic variation /

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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 st...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Hernández Campoy, Juan Manuel, Cutillas-Espinosa, Juan Antonio
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2012.
Colección:Studies in language variation ; v. 9.
Temas:
Rhetoric > Political aspects.
Discourse analysis > Political aspects.
Mass media and language.
Discours politique.
Médias et langage.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > Sociolinguistics.
Discourse analysis > Political aspects
Mass media and language
Rhetoric > Political aspects
Retorica.
Politiek.
Massamedia.
Taalgebruik.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario: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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (239 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789027274878
9027274878
ISSN:1872-9592 ;

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