Understanding everyday Australian
by Boyer, Susan
fromUnderstanding everyday Australian
Understanding everyday Australian
by Boyer, Susan
fromUnderstanding everyday Australian
How does language affect people's response to the land they love? J.M. Arthur makes "word maps" of Australia, and through the process of lexical cartography explores the relationship between language and landscape.
"Conversational Humour and (Im)politeness is the first systematic study that offers a socio-pragmatic perspective on humorous practices such as teasing, mockery and taking the piss and their relation to (im)politeness. Analysing data from corpora, reality television and intervie…
"Conversational Humour and (Im)politeness is the first systematic study that offers a socio-pragmatic perspective on humorous practices such as teasing, mockery and taking the piss and their relation to (im)politeness. Analysing data from corpora, reality television and intervie…