Style refers to ways of speaking - how speakers use the resource of language variation to make meaning in social encounters. This 2007 book develops a coherent theoretical approach to style in sociolinguistics, illustrated with copious examples. It explains how speakers project different social identities and create different social relationships through their style choices, and how speech-style and social context inter-relate. Style therefore refers to the wide range of strategic actions and performances that speakers engage in, to construct themselves and their social lives. Coupland draws on and integrates a wide variety of contemporary sociolinguistic research as well as his own extensive research in this field. The emphasis is on how social meanings are made locally, in specific relationships, genres, groups and cultures, and on studying language variation as part of the analysis of spoken discourse.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-13
9780521618144
eBay Product ID (ePID)
95212706
Product Key Features
Author
Nikolas Coupland
Publication Name
Style: Language Variation and Identity
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Languages
Publication Year
2007
Type
Study Guide
Number of Pages
224 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
224mm
Item Width
130mm
Item Weight
290g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Nikolas Coupland
Series Title
Key Topics in Sociolinguistics
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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