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Elastic Language - How and Why We Stretch our Words (Hardcover)
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Elastic Language - How and Why We Stretch our Words (Hardcover)
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Elastic 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.
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