Kategoria BISAC: Language Arts & Disciplines >> Linguistics - Sociolinguistics

The Slangman Guide to STREET SPEAK 3 continues the book series with even more popular slang and idioms that will help you understand any American

The 3rd book in the series introduces you to popular slang and idioms used in a variety of situations including dating - everything from the pick up ("beginning of a relationship") to the break up ("end of a relationship") and everything in between

Once you learn all the slang used in dating, you'll definitely know if someone is either hitting on ("flirting with") you or just not into...

This collection brings together for the first time in a single volume many of the major figures in contemporary discourse studies. Each chapter is an original contribution which has been specifically commissioned for this book, and together they document the wide range of concerns and techniques which characterise the discipline at the turn of the century.
Discourse and Social Life is concerned with a variety of different types of data - talk, text and interaction - and covers research sites which range from the home setting through the health care setting and the courtroom to...

This volume takes a distinctive look at the climate change debate, already widely studied across a number of disciplines, by exploring the myriad linguistic and discursive perspectives and approaches at play in the climate change debate as represented in a variety of genres. The book focuses on key linguistic themes, including linguistic polyphony, lexical choices, metaphors, narration, and framing, and uses examples from diverse forms of media, including scientific documents, policy reports, op-eds, and blogs, to shed light on how information and knowledge on climate change can be...

This book examines the language of and surrounding Donald Trump's Presidential campaign from the perspective of sociocultural linguistics. Drawing from speeches, debates, and interviews, as well as media coverage and public reactions to his language, Sclafani reveals how Trump's language has produced such polarized reactions among the electorate. In analysing the linguistic construction of Donald Trump's political identity, this incisive study sheds light on the discursive construction of political identity and the multiple conflicting language ideologies associated with the discourse of...

Verbal performances are often encountered in the media where they are used to embody characters or social archetypes. Performed voices define the norm as well as the linguistic Others and by doing so circulate associated values and linguistic ideologies. This book explores the idea that, far from simply being exercises in verbal skill and flair, performances of social, ethnic or gendered voices in the media not only have the power to accomplish ideological work, they are also sites of linguistic tension and negotiation.

Critically examining performances of French voices in the media,...

Sprachliche Standardisierung ist ohne Variation nicht denkbar. Erst durch das Vorhandensein von Varianten kann der Prozess der Standardisierung initiiert werden. Wie dieser Prozess erfolgt und welche linguistischen Modelle sich zu seiner Interpretation eignen, zeigt dieser Band. Die sieben Beitrage thematisieren anhand empirischer Daten aus den Domanen Schule, Universitat und Internet Fragen zur Einstellung und Bewertung von Varietaten sowie zur Rolle der Demotisierung und Destandardisierung in der aktuellen Forschung. Damit tragt dieser Band dazu bei, die beiden etablierten Disziplinen...

Paul Kockelman asks: What does it take to automate, format, and network meaningful practices? What difference does this make for those who engage in such practices? And what is at stake?...

Ingrid Piller explains communication in context using two main approaches. The first treats cultural identity, difference and similarity as discursive constructions. The second, informed by bilingualism studies, highlights the use and prestige of different languages and language varieties as well as the varying access that speakers have to them.

This thoroughly updated second edition provides a clear and comprehensive overview of sociolinguistics and the pragmatics of oral communication in Spanish. While maintaining the same structure as the first edition, it includes revised -Ejercicios de reflexion- and new comprehension checks at the end of each chapter, along with numerous bibliographic references throughout, enhancing its use as a classroom text. Among the significant revisions are new sections on corpus linguistics and on statistical modeling programs for studying linguistic variables, an expanded chapter on the study of...