Corpus and sociolinguistics :

Murphy, Br�ona.

Corpus and sociolinguistics : investigating age and gender in female talk / Br�ona Murphy. - Amsterdam ; Philadelphia, Pa. : John Benjamins Pub. Company, c2010. - xviii, 231 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. - Studies in corpus linguistics, v. 38. 1388-0373 ; . - Studies in corpus linguistics, v. 38. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [211]-224) and index.

Age as a sociolinguistic variable -- Contextualising age-related research -- How to build and use a corpus for age-related research -- Hedging -- Vague category markers -- Amplifiers -- Boosters -- Taboo language.

9789027223128 (hbk. : alk. paper)

2009044947


Women--Language.
Language and languages--Sex differences.
Language and languages--Age differences.
English language--Age differences.

P120.W66 / M87 2010

306.44

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