The linguistic individual :: self-expression in language and linguistics /

Linguists usually discuss language or dialects in terms of groups of speakers. Believing that patterns can be seen more clearly in the group than the individual, researchers often present group scores with no indication of the variation within the group. Even though linguists acknowledge thatno two...

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1. Verfasser: Johnstone, Barbara
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York : Oxford University Press, 1996.
Schriftenreihe:Oxford studies in sociolinguistics.
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Online-Zugang:DE-862
DE-863
Zusammenfassung:Linguists usually discuss language or dialects in terms of groups of speakers. Believing that patterns can be seen more clearly in the group than the individual, researchers often present group scores with no indication of the variation within the group. Even though linguists acknowledge thatno two individuals speak alike, few study individual variation and voice. Barbara Johnstone makes a case for the individual's importance and idiosyncrasies in language and linguistics. Using theoretical arguments and discourse analysis, along with linguistic examples from a variety of speakers and settings.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xiv, 215 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-207) and index.
ISBN:9780195356335
0195356330
9780195101843
0195101847

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