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Author Zhang, Grace, author.
Title Elastic language : how and why we stretch our words / Grace Zhang.
Publisher Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2015.



Descript 1 online resource (xvi, 242 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
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Note Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
Contents Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction; 2. Theoretical foundations; 3. Elasticity Theory; 4. Methodology; 5. Linguistic realisation of elastic language; 6. Strategies of elastic language; 7. Elastic language, power and gender; 8. Elastic language and speech factors; 9. General discussion; 10. Conclusions and implications.
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ISBN 9781139236218 (ebook)
9781107028449 (hardback)
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Author Zhang, Grace, author.
Subject Pragmatics -- Social aspects.
Semantics.
Plays on words.
Vagueness (Philosophy)
Speech acts (Linguistics)
Sociolinguistics -- Research.
Language and languages -- Philosophy.
Descript 1 online resource (xvi, 242 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
Content text txt
Media computer c
Carrier online resource cr
Note Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
Contents Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction; 2. Theoretical foundations; 3. Elasticity Theory; 4. Methodology; 5. Linguistic realisation of elastic language; 6. Strategies of elastic language; 7. Elastic language, power and gender; 8. Elastic language and speech factors; 9. General discussion; 10. Conclusions and implications.
Note Unlimited number of concurrent users. UkHlHU
ISBN 9781139236218 (ebook)
9781107028449 (hardback)
Author Zhang, Grace, author.
Subject Pragmatics -- Social aspects.
Semantics.
Plays on words.
Vagueness (Philosophy)
Speech acts (Linguistics)
Sociolinguistics -- Research.
Language and languages -- Philosophy.

Subject Pragmatics -- Social aspects.
Semantics.
Plays on words.
Vagueness (Philosophy)
Speech acts (Linguistics)
Sociolinguistics -- Research.
Language and languages -- Philosophy.
Descript 1 online resource (xvi, 242 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
Content text txt
Media computer c
Carrier online resource cr
Note Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
Contents Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction; 2. Theoretical foundations; 3. Elasticity Theory; 4. Methodology; 5. Linguistic realisation of elastic language; 6. Strategies of elastic language; 7. Elastic language, power and gender; 8. Elastic language and speech factors; 9. General discussion; 10. Conclusions and implications.
Note Unlimited number of concurrent users. UkHlHU
ISBN 9781139236218 (ebook)
9781107028449 (hardback)

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