Variational Pragmatics

Bibliographic Data

ID23726166
AuthorsArthur Barron (0000-0003-2962-7985, corresponding author), Anne Barron
Year2014
Pages1-7
Publication date2014-05-22
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeCHAPTER
VenueEncyclopedia of Applied Linguistics (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/9781405198431.wbeal1429
OpenAlexW4236820452
ISBN9781405198431
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited27

Variational pragmatics is the study of how language use varies within one language as a result of such macrosocial factors as region, gender, age, ethnic identity, and socioeconomic class. The entry sketches the field of variational pragmatics, introducing the framework and methodologies employed to date before then turning to the social relevance of variational pragmatic research, implications for the classroom and possible future developments in the area.

Aesthetics · Class (philosophy) · Ethnic group · Field (mathematics) · Identity (music) · Linguistics · Political science · Pragmatics · Pure mathematics · Relevance (law) · Relevance theory · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Anthropology · Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science · Demography · Discourse Analysis in Language Studies · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Linguistic Variation and Morphology · Mathematics · Philosophy · Psychology

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