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Chapters in this book

Prelim pages i
Table of contents v
Foreword xiii
Acknowledgements xv
Introduction. Why study adult talk? xvii
Chapter 1. Age as a sociolinguistic variable 1
Chapter 2. Contextualising age-related research 17
Chapter 3. How to build and use a corpus for age-related research 31
Chapter 4. Hedging 47
Chapter 5. Vague category markers 85
Chapter 6. Amplifiers 111
Chapter 7. Boosters 135
Chapter 8. Taboo language 163
Chapter 9. Conclusion 205
References 211
Appendix 225
Index 229

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Chapters in this book

Prelim pages i
Table of contents v
Foreword xiii
Acknowledgements xv
Introduction. Why study adult talk? xvii
Chapter 1. Age as a sociolinguistic variable 1
Chapter 2. Contextualising age-related research 17
Chapter 3. How to build and use a corpus for age-related research 31
Chapter 4. Hedging 47
Chapter 5. Vague category markers 85
Chapter 6. Amplifiers 111
Chapter 7. Boosters 135
Chapter 8. Taboo language 163
Chapter 9. Conclusion 205
References 211
Appendix 225
Index 229

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