Sociolinguistic Styles
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Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Language in Society
ISBN-10
1119555434
ISBN-13
9781119555438
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint
Wiley-Blackwell
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Dec 16th, 2019
Print length
256 Pages
Weight
362 grams
Dimensions
15.30 x 22.80 x 0.90 cms
Product Classification:
linguistics
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Sociolinguistic Styles presents a new and in-depth, historically rooted overview of the phenomenon of style-shifting in sociolinguistic variation. Written by an internationally acclaimed expert in the field, the text explores why, where and when it occurs. Full examination of the complex phenomenon of style-shifting in sociolinguistics, focusing on its nature and social motivations, as well as on the mechanisms for its usage and its effectsIn-depth, up-to-date critical overview of the different theoretical approaches accounting for stylistic variation, exploring their historical roots not only in sociolinguistics and stylistics or semiotics but also in classical fields such as rhetoric and oratoryCoverage of a wide range of related concepts and issues, from the oldest Greek ethos and pathos or Roman elocutio and pronuntiatio to the contemporary enregisterment, stylisation, stance, or crossingWritten by an academic who has been instrumental in developing theory in this area of sociolinguistics
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