Stance: Sociolinguistic Perspectives

by Alexandra Jaffe

Book Overview

All communication involves acts of stance, in which speakers take up positions vis- -vis the expressive, referential, interactional and social implications of their speech. This book brings together contributions in a new and dynamic current of academic explorations of stancetaking as a sociolinguistic phenomenon. Drawing on data from such diverse contexts as advertising, tourism, historical texts, naturally occurring conversation, classroom interaction...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195331648
• ISBN13: 9780195331646
• Release Date: June 2009
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.3"