Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of figures
- List of tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- List of symbols and abbreviations
- 1 Introduction – why ‘uptalk’?
- 2 The forms of uptalk
- 3 The meanings and functions of uptalk
- 4 Uptalk in English varieties
- 5 Origins and spread of uptalk
- 6 Social and stylistic variation in uptalk use
- 7 Credibility killer and conversational anthrax: uptalk in the media
- 8 Perception studies of uptalk
- 9 Uptalk in other languages
- 10 Methodology in uptalk research
- 11 Summary and prospect
- References
- Index
Acknowledgements
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 December 2015
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of figures
- List of tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- List of symbols and abbreviations
- 1 Introduction – why ‘uptalk’?
- 2 The forms of uptalk
- 3 The meanings and functions of uptalk
- 4 Uptalk in English varieties
- 5 Origins and spread of uptalk
- 6 Social and stylistic variation in uptalk use
- 7 Credibility killer and conversational anthrax: uptalk in the media
- 8 Perception studies of uptalk
- 9 Uptalk in other languages
- 10 Methodology in uptalk research
- 11 Summary and prospect
- References
- Index
Summary
- Type
- Chapter
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- UptalkThe Phenomenon of Rising Intonation, pp. xvPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2016