Publications

Publication details [#61725]

Levon, Erez. 2016. Gender, interaction and intonational variation: The discourse functions of High Rising Terminals in London. Journal of Sociolinguistics 20 (2) : 133–163.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

gender | interactional sociolinguistics | intonation | politeness | pragmatic function

Language as a subject

English, British

Place, Publisher

Wiley-Blackwell

Journal WWW

www.ingenta.com/journals/browse/bpl/josl

Annotation

42 young adult, White, middle-class London English speakers of both sexes all use High Rising Terminals (HRT) for relational work in conversation, and for distinct gender-linked interactional 'politeness' strategies.