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[Handbook of Pragmatics 27] 2024
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Indexicality

 | University of Helsinki
 | University of Helsinki
Published online: 31 October 2024
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https://doi.org/10.1075/hop.27.ind4
Article outline
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.From linguistic anthropology to discourse studies
    • 2.1Enregisterment of indexicality and emblems of identity
    • 2.2Genres and interdiscursivity as indexical phenomena
    • 2.3Example: The dynamic emergence of indexical meanings in the interpretation of written text
  • 3.Indexicality in sociolinguistic variation studies
    • 3.1Indicator, marker, and stereotype and the indexical order
    • 3.2From stylistic practices to emic social meaning
    • 3.3Reflexivity and perception in language variation and change
    • 3.4Example: The variation and the social indexicality of minä (‘I’) in spoken interaction
  • 4.Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Glossary
  • References
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