Socializing Identitie

by Haruko Minegishi Cook

Book Overview

Drawing on the perspective of language socialization and a theory of indexicality, this book examines dinnertime talk in a homestay context and explores ways in which learners of Japanese as a foreign language and their Japanese host families socialize their identities through speech style.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1847691005
• ISBN13: 9781847691002
• Release Date: August 2008
• Publisher: Multilingual Matters Limited
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"