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Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2019 22:27:21
From: Lucy Ridgway [lridgway at cambridge.org]
Subject: Discourse-Pragmatic Variation and Change in English: Pichler (ed.)

 


Title: Discourse-Pragmatic Variation and Change in English 
Subtitle: New Methods and Insights 
Publication Year: 2019 
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
	   http://cambridge.org
	

Book URL: https://www.cambridge.org/us/academic/subjects/languages-linguistics/discourse-analysis/discourse-pragmatic-variation-and-change-english-new-methods-and-insights?format=PB 


Editor: Heike Pichler

Paperback: ISBN:  9781107659483 Pages:  Price: U.S. $ 31.99
Paperback: ISBN:  9781107659483 Pages:  Price: U.K. £ 23.99
Paperback: ISBN:  9781107659483 Pages:  Price: Europe EURO 28.00


Abstract:

Editor's Note: This is a new edition of a previously announced book.

This volume brings together key players in discourse variation research to
offer original analyses of a wide range of discourse-pragmatic variables, such
as 'like', 'innit', 'you get me', and 'at the end of the day'. The authors
introduce a range of new methods specifically tailored to the study of
discourse-pragmatic variation and change in synchronic and longitudinal
dialect data, and provide new empirical and theoretical insights into
discourse-pragmatic variation and change in contemporary varieties of English.
The volume thus enhances our understanding of the complexities of
discourse-pragmatic variation and change, and encourages new ways of thinking
about variability in discourse-pragmatics. With its dual focus on presenting
innovative methods as well as new results, the volume will provide an
important resource for both newcomers and veterans alike in the field of
discourse variation analysis, and spark discussions that will set new
directions for future work in the field.

List of figures; List of tables; Notes on editor and contributors;
Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction: discourse-pragmatic
variation and change Heike Pichler; 1. Using the corpus-driven method to chart
discourse-pragmatic change Gisle Andersen; 2. Practical strategies for
elucidating discourse-pragmatic variation Cathleen Waters; 3. Uncovering
discourse-pragmatic innovations: 'innit' in Multicultural London English Heike
Pichler; 4. Innovation, 'right'? Change, 'you know'? Utterance-final tags in
Canadian English Derek Denis and Sali A. Tagliamonte; 5. Antecedents of
innovation: exploring general extenders in conservative dialects Sali A.
Tagliamonte; 6. Quotatives across time: West Australian English then and now
Celeste Rodríguez Louro; 7. The role of children in the propagation of
discourse-pragmatic change: insights from the acquisition of quotative
variation Stephen Levey; 8. Register variation in intensifier usage across
Asian Englishes Robert Fuchs and Ulrike Gut; 9. The use of referential general
extenders across registers Suzanne Wagner, Ashley Hesson and Heidi Little; 10.
Constructing style: phonetic variation in quotative and discourse particle
'like' Katie Drager; Epilogue: the future of discourse-pragmatic variation and
change research Jenny Cheshire.
 



Linguistic Field(s): Discourse Analysis
                     Pragmatics
                     Sociolinguistics

Subject Language(s): English (eng)


Written In: English  (eng)

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