Corpus and sociolinguistics investigating age and gender in female talk

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ISBN: 9789027223128 (hb : alk. paper)
ISBN: 9027223122 (hb : alk. paper)
ISBN: 9789027223128 (hb : alk. paper)
ISBN: 9027288615 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 9789027288615 (electronic bk.)
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xviii, 231 p.) : ill.
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Publisher: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., c2010.

General Note:	Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Age as a sociolinguistic variable -- Contextualising age-related research -- How to build and use a corpus for age-related research -- Hedging -- Vague category markers -- Amplifiers -- Boosters -- Taboo language.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Access restricted by subscription. Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff.
Source of Description Note:	Description based on print version record.