Indexing Authenticity : Sociolinguistic Perspectives.

What does it mean to be authentic? How is authenticity indexed in contexts of language expression? Authenticity is considered a driving force of individuals' behaviour and is evaluated according to cultural contexts and mediated by and expressed in language. This volume examines the meanings of...

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Main Author: Lacoste, Véronique
Other Authors: Leimgruber, Jakob, Breyer, Thiemo
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin/Boston : De Gruyter, 2014.
Series:Linguae & litterae.
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Summary:What does it mean to be authentic? How is authenticity indexed in contexts of language expression? Authenticity is considered a driving force of individuals' behaviour and is evaluated according to cultural contexts and mediated by and expressed in language. This volume examines the meanings of linguistic authenticity and problematises the authentic speaker as reflecting a complex and dynamic deployment of sociolinguistic and pragmatic resources.
Physical Description:1 online resource (376 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters, discographies and index.
ISBN:9783110347012
3110347016
3110343479
9783110343472
3110384604
9783110384604
Language:English.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.