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Language Style as Audience Design
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The basic principle of language style is that an individual speaker does not always talk in the same way on all occasions as discussed by the authors, which is one of the most challenging aspects of sociolinguistic variation.Abstract:
Language style is one of the most challenging aspects of sociolinguistic variation. The basic principle of language style is that an individual speaker does not always talk in the same way on all occasions. Style means that speakers have alternatives or choices — a ‘that way’ which could have been chosen instead of a ‘this way’. Speakers talk in different ways in different situations, and these different ways of speaking can carry different social meanings.read more
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Politeness : Some Universals in Language Usage
TL;DR: Gumperz as discussed by the authors discusses politeness strategies in language and their implications for language studies, including sociological implications and implications for social sciences. But he does not discuss the relationship between politeness and language.
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Identity and interaction: a sociocultural linguistic approach
Mary Bucholtz,Kira Hall +1 more
TL;DR: The authors proposed a framework for the analysis of identity as produced in linguistic interaction, based on the following principles: identity is the product rather than the source of linguis... and identity is generated from linguistic interaction.
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Conceptualizing Willingness to Communicate in a L2: A Situational Model of L2 Confidence and Affiliation
TL;DR: In this article, the authors provide an account of the linguistic, communicative, and social psychological variables that might affect one's "willingness to communicate" and suggest potential relations among these variables by outlining a comprehensive conceptual model that may be useful in describing, explaining and predicting L2 communication.
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A simplest systematics for the organization of turn-taking for conversation
TL;DR: Turn-taking is used for the ordering of moves in games, for allocating political office, for regulating traffic at intersections, for the servicing of customers at business establishments, and for talking in interviews, meetings, debates, ceremonies, conversations.
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TL;DR: This paper brought together five of Goffman's essays: "Replies and Responses," "Response Cries," "Footing," "The Lecture," and "Radio Talk" for discussion and analysis.
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The social stratification of English in New York City
TL;DR: This article studied the social stratification of English in New York City department stores and the isolation of contextual style in the context of the lower east side of Manhattan, and the structure of the New York city vowel system.