Sociolinguistic Styles Paperback / softback
by Juan Manuel (University of Murcia, Spain) Hernandez-Campoy
Part of the Language in Society series
Paperback / softback
Description
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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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:256 pages
- Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Publication Date:16/12/2019
- Category:
- ISBN:9781119555438
Information
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:256 pages
- Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Publication Date:16/12/2019
- Category:
- ISBN:9781119555438
