Talking in Clich駸: The Use of Stock Phrases in Discourse and Communication (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781108471633)

For decades, social perspectives, and even academic studies of language, have considered clich駸 as a hackneyed, tired, lazy, unthinking and uninspiring form of communication. Authored by two established scholars in the fields of Systemic-Functional Linguistics and Discourse Studies and Pragmatics, this cutting-edge book comprehensively explores the perception and use of clich駸 in language from these complementary perspectives. It draws data from a variety of both written and spoken sources, to re-interrogate and re-imagine the nature, role and usage of clich駸, identifying the innovative and creative ways in which the concepts are utilised in communication, interaction, and in self-presentation. Observing a rich, complex layering of usage, the authors deconstruct the many and varied ways in which clich駸 operate and are interdependently constructed; from the role they play in discourse in general, to their functions as argumentative strategies, as constructs of social cognition, as politeness strategies, and finally as markers of identity.

Author: Stella Bullo, Derek Bousfield
ISBN-10: 1108471633
ISBN-13: 9781108471633
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 11/03/2022
Pages: 275
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 06/01/2023