Sociolinguistic styles

"Sociolinguistic Styles systematically examines the complex phenomenon of style-shifting in sociolinguistics, focusing on its nature and social motivations, as well as on the mechanisms for its usage and its effects"-- Abstract: Sociolinguistic Styles presents a new and in-depth, historically rooted overview of the phenomenon of style-shifting in sociolinguistic variation. Written by an internationally acclaimed expert in the field, the text explores why, where and when it occurs. Read more... Title Page 5 Copyright Page 6 Contents 9 List of Figures 12 List of Tables 16 Series Editor’s Preface 18 Acknowledgements 19 Introduction 20 Part I The Concept and Nature of Style 25 Chapter 1 The Concept of Style 27 1.1. Style in Rhetoric 27 1.1.1. Ancient Greece 28 1.1.2. The Roman world 31 1.1.3. The Middle Ages and modern times 34 1.2. Style in Stylistics and Semiotics 41 1.2.1. Textualists 43 1.2.2. Contextualists 48 1.2.3. Recent Developments 52 1.3. Style in Sociolinguistics 53 Notes 55 Chapter 2 The Nature of Style 57 2.1. The Linguistic Meaning of Style: Resources and Mechanisms 57 2.1.1. Style, Register and Diaphasic Variation 57 2.1.2. Style, Dialect and Accent 60 2.1.3. Style and Genre 63 2.1.4. Style, Register, Slang, Cant and Jargon 65 2.1.5. Stylistic Devices 67 2.1.6. Style and the Study of Language Change 73 2.2. The Social Meaning of Style: Motivations 75 2.2.1. Style and Identity 78 2.2.2. Style and Ideology 81 Notes 85 Part II Sociolinguistic Models of Style-Shifting 87 Chapter 3 Situation-centered Approach: Attention Paid to Speech 89 3.1. Social Determinism and Positivism 89 3.1.1. Sociolinguistic Tenets 89 3.1.2. Sociolinguistic Patterns 93 3.2. The Formality Continuum 101 3.2.1. Casual Style 102 3.2.2. Formal Style 102 3.2.3. Passage Reading Style 102 3.2.4. Word List Style 103 3.2.5. Minimal Pairs Style 104 3.2.6. The Style Decision Tree 104 3.3. Audio-monitoring: The Universal Factor 106 3.3.1. The Principle of Graded Style-shifting 107 3.3.2. The Principle of Range of Variability 108 3.3.3. The Principle of Socio-stylistic Differentiation 109 3.3.4. The Principle of Sociolinguistic Stratification 111 3.3.5. The Principle of Stylistic Variation 114 3.3.6. The Principle of Attention 114 3.3.7. The Vernacular Principle 114 3.3.8. The Principle of Formality 115 3.4. Limitations 115 Notes 117 Chapter 4 Audience-centered Approach: Audience Design 119 4.1. Behaviorism and Social Psychological Theories 119 4.1.1. Language Attitudes 121 4.1.2. Social Identity Theory and the Linguistic Marketplace 123 4.1.3. Communication Accommodation Theory 125 4.2. Bakhtin and Dialogism 129 4.2.1. Centripetal and Centrifugal Language Forces 129 4.2.2. Heteroglossia and Multiple Voicing 131 4.2.3. Addressivity and Response 132 4.3. The Style Axiom: Audienceship and Responsiveness 133 4.3.1. Relational Activity 140 4.3.2. Sociolinguistic Marker 140 4.3.3. Responsiveness and Audienceship 142 4.3.4. Linguistic Repertoire 143 4.3.5. Style Axiom 144 4.3.6. Accommodative Competence 146 4.3.7. Discoursal Function 147 4.3.8. Initiative Axis 148 4.3.9. Referee Design 149 4.3.10. Field and Object of Study 150 4.4. Limitations 152 Notes 153 Chapter 5 Context-centered Approach: Functional Model 155 5.1. The Context of Situation and Contextualism 155 5.2. Systemic Functional Model of Language 157 5.3. Polylectal Grammar 158 5.4. The Register Axiom 162 5.5. Limitations 167 Notes 168 Chapter 6 Speaker-centered Approach: Speaker Design 170 6.1. Social Constructionism 170 6.1.1. Phenomenology 171 6.1.2. Relativism 172 6.2. Social Constructionist Sociolinguistics: Persona Management 172 6.2.1. Indexicality, Social Meaning and Enregisterment 174 6.2.2. Agency 181 6.2.3. Performativity, Stylization, and Identity Construction 182 6.2.4. Stance 197 6.2.5. Authenticity 199 6.2.6. Hyperdialectism vs. Hypervernacularization 203 6.2.7. Crossing 205 6.3. Limitations 206 Notes 206 Chapter 7 Conclusion 209 note 215 References 216 Index 245 EULA 253 Sociolinguistic Styles presents a new and in-depth, historically rooted overview of the phenomenon of style-shifting in sociolinguistic variation. Written by an internationally acclaimed expert in the field, the text explores why, where and when it occurs.

• Full examination of the complex phenomenon of style-shifting in sociolinguistics, focusing on its nature and social motivations, as well as on the mechanisms for its usage and its effects
• In-depth, up-to-date critical overview of the different theoretical approaches accounting for stylistic variation, exploring their historical roots not only in sociolinguistics and stylistics or semiotics but also in classical fields such as rhetoric and oratory
• Coverage of a wide range of related concepts and issues, from the oldest Greek ethos and pathos or Roman elocutio and pronuntiatio to the contemporary enregisterment, stylisation, stance, or crossing
• Written by an academic who has been instrumental in developing theory in this area of sociolinguistics

Sociolinguistic Styles presents a new and in-depth, historically rooted overview of the phenomenon of style-shifting in sociolinguistic variation. Written by an internationally acclaimed expert in the field, the text explores why, where and when it occurs. Full examination of the complex phenomenon of style-shifting in sociolinguistics, focusing on its nature and social motivations, as well as on the mechanisms for its usage and its effects In-depth, up-to-date critical overview of the different theoretical approaches accounting for stylistic variation, exploring their historical roots not only in sociolinguistics and stylistics or semiotics but also in classical fields such as rhetoric and oratory Coverage of a wide range of related concepts and issues, from the oldest Greek ethos and pathos or Roman elocutio and pronuntiatio to the contemporary enregisterment, stylisation, stance , or crossing Written by an academic who has been instrumental in developing theory in this area of sociolinguistics "Sociolinguistic Styles systematically examines the complex phenomenon of style-shifting in sociolinguistics, focusing on its nature and social motivations, as well as on the mechanisms for its usage and its effects"-- Provided by publisher