Language and creativity : the art of common talk /
by Carter, Ronald.
Material type:
BookPublisher: London ; New York : Routledge, 2004Description: xiii, 255 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 0415234484 (alk. paper); 9780415234481 (alk. paper); 0415234492 (pbk. : alk. paper); 9780415234498 (pbk. : alk. paper).Subject(s): Creativity (Linguistics) | Sociolinguistics | Creativiteit | Spreektaal | Engels | Créativité (Linguistique) | Sociolinguistique
Contents:
Section I: Backgrounds and theories ; 1. Approaches to creativity ; 2. Lines and clines: linguistic approaches -- section II: Forms and functions ; 3. Creativity and patterns of talk ; 4. Figures of speech -- section III: Contexts and variations ; 5. Creative language and social context ; 6. Creativity, discourse and social practice -- Epilogue.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [227]-247) and index.
Section I: Backgrounds and theories ; 1. Approaches to creativity ; 2. Lines and clines: linguistic approaches -- section II: Forms and functions ; 3. Creativity and patterns of talk ; 4. Figures of speech -- section III: Contexts and variations ; 5. Creative language and social context ; 6. Creativity, discourse and social practice -- Epilogue.
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