Style: language variation and identity
Auteur :
Coupland, Nikolas
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521853033
Date de publication :
9 août 2007
Dimensions :
21,6 x 14,0 x 1,6 cm
Poids :
430 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This 2007 book explains the concept of style in speech and examines ways of studying accents and dialects. It explains, theoretically and with copious examples, how style in language creates social meanings, for example by changing the quality of social relationships or allowing speakers to project different identities.