The Linguistic Individual: Self-Expression in Language and Linguistics

by Barbara Johnstone

Book Overview

Linguists usually discuss language or dialects in terms of groups of speakers. Believing that patterns can be seen more clearly in the group than the individual, researchers often present group scores with no indication of the variation within the group. Even though linguists acknowledge that no two individuals speak alike, few study individual variation and voice.

Barbara Johnstone makes a case for the individual's importance and idiosyncrasies...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195101855
• ISBN13: 9780195101850
• Release Date: June 1996
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 9.0"