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020 _a9781139236218 (ebook)
020 _z9781107028449 (hardback)
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050 0 0 _aP99.4.P72
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100 1 _aZhang, Grace Q.,
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aElastic Language :
_bHow and Why we Stretch our Words /
_cGrace Q. Zhang.
264 1 _aCambridge :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2015.
300 _a1 online resource (260 pages) :
_bdigital, PDF file(s).
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 07 Mar 2017).
520 _aElastic language carries non-specific and stretchable meaning, as in'He loves her, kind of'. It is used like a slingshot, targeting various strategic goals. Consolidating current research and charting new directions, this book develops a refreshing theory of elasticity, empirically attested by natural language data from tension-prone encounters between Australian Customs officers and passengers. The theory proposes three principles (fluidity, stretchability and strategy) and offers a systematic look at how elastic language, as a sliding scale, works to balance strengthening and weakening speech tones, to firm and soften a speaker's stance, and to reveal and evade the truth. The comparative analysis of forms, functions, and context confirms that elastic language is fluid, stretchable, and strategic. It serves both cooperative and competitive functions, and social and speech factors impact on its use. This book will appeal to students and researchers working in pragmatics, applied linguistics, sociolinguistics, discourse analysis, and communication.
650 0 _aSemantics
650 0 _aPlays on words
650 0 _aVagueness (Philosophy)
650 0 _aSpeech acts (Linguistics)
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_z9781107028449
856 4 0 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139236218
907 _a.b16442313
_b2019-11-14
_c2019-11-12
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