Vague Language Explored

Vague Language Explored
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 257
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ISBN-10 : 9780230627420
ISBN-13 : 0230627420
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Book Synopsis Vague Language Explored by : J. Cutting

Download or read book Vague Language Explored written by J. Cutting and published by Springer. This book was released on 2007-01-30 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vague language ('bags of time', 'doing stuff', 'and all that') is an aspect of communicative competence of considerable social importance. This book examines its function. It spans genre analysis, critical discourse analysis, psycholinguistics and cross-cultural sociolinguistics, and suggests applications in TEFL and directions for future research.


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