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In:Handbook of Pragmatics: 21st Annual Installment
Edited by Jan-Ola Östman and Jef Verschueren
[Handbook of Pragmatics 21] 2018
► pp. 201–220

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 | University of Copenhagen
 | Cardiff University
Published online: 6 December 2018
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https://doi.org/10.1075/hop.21.sty2
Article outline
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.Style and context
  • 3.Style and social meaning
  • 4.Performing styles: Stylization and cultural reflexivity
  • 5.An example
  • Note
  • References
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