Vague Language Explored

by Joan Cutting (Editor)

Vague language ('bags of time', 'doing stuff', 'and all that') is an aspect of communicative competence of considerable social importance. This book examines its function. It spans genre analysis, critical discourse analysis, psycholinguistics and cross-cultural sociolinguistics, and suggests applications in TEFL and directions for future research.

Genres: Nonfiction

264 pages, Hardcover

First published January 30, 2007

Reviews

[Daniel Greene]

A good start. Good collection of articles. Recommend you read the sources cited, especially Vague Language by Johanna Channell.