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Folklinguistics and Social Meaning in Australian English presents
an original study of Australian English and, via this, insights
into Australian society. Utilising folklinguistic accounts, it
uncovers everyday understandings of contemporary Australian English
through variations across linguistic systems (sounds, words,
discourse and grammar). Focusing on one variation at time, it
explores young speakers' language use and their evaluations of the
same forms. The analysis of talk about talk uncovers ethnic,
regional and social Others in social types and prevailing
ideologies around Australian English essential for understanding
Australian identity-making processes, as well as providing insights
and methods relevant beyond this context. These discussions
demonstrate that while the linguistic variations may occur in other
varieties of English, they are understood through local
conceptualisations, and often as uniquely Australian. This book
harnesses the value and richness of discourse in explorations of
the sociocultural life of language. The findings show that analysis
attending to language ideologies and identities can help discover
the micro-macro links needed in understanding social meanings. The
volume explores a wide range of language features but also provides
a deep contemplation of Australian English.
This textbook provides a succinct, contemporary introduction to
intercultural communication with a focus on actual language use.
With English as a lingua franca and Communicative Accommodation
Theory as the underpinning concepts, it explores communication,
language use, and culture in action. Each chapter includes
discourse extracts so that students can apply what they have
learned to real text examples, and supplementary instructor
materials including suggestions for discussion points and
activities are hosted on springer.com. The book will be key reading
for students taking modules on Intercultural Communication or
Language, Culture and Communication as part of a degree in
Linguistics and Applied Linguistics, or English Language both at
undergraduate and postgraduate level.
Folklinguistics and Social Meaning in Australian English presents
an original study of Australian English and, via this, insights
into Australian society. Utilising folklinguistic accounts, it
uncovers everyday understandings of contemporary Australian English
through variations across linguistic systems (sounds, words,
discourse and grammar). Focusing on one variation at time, it
explores young speakers' language use and their evaluations of the
same forms. The analysis of talk about talk uncovers ethnic,
regional and social Others in social types and prevailing
ideologies around Australian English essential for understanding
Australian identity-making processes, as well as providing insights
and methods relevant beyond this context. These discussions
demonstrate that while the linguistic variations may occur in other
varieties of English, they are understood through local
conceptualisations, and often as uniquely Australian. This book
harnesses the value and richness of discourse in explorations of
the sociocultural life of language. The findings show that analysis
attending to language ideologies and identities can help discover
the micro-macro links needed in understanding social meanings. The
volume explores a wide range of language features but also provides
a deep contemplation of Australian English.
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