Language and creativity
Subtitle: the art of common talk
By: Ronald Carter.
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2004
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 255
Subjects: Creativity (Linguistics); Sociolinguistics.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Table of contents: value: Section I: Backgrounds and theories ; 1. Approaches to creativity ; 2. Lines and clines: linguistic approaches; value: section II: Forms and functions ; 3. Creativity and patterns of talk ; 4. Figures of speech; value: section III: Contexts and variations ; 5. Creative language and social context ; 6. Creativity, discourse and social practice; value: Epilogue.