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Creativity and discourse

Jones, R. H. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9426-727X (2010) Creativity and discourse. World Englishes, 29 (4). pp. 467-480. ISSN 08832919

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To link to this item DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-971X.2010.01675.x

Abstract/Summary

This paper will consider the relationship between discourse analysis and creativity and elucidate the ways in which a discourse analytical approach to creativity might be distinguished from the ‘language and creativity’ approaches which currently dominate applied linguistics and sociolinguistics. In the ‘discourse and creativity’ approach I will be describing, creativity is located not in language per se, but in the strategic ways people use language in concrete situations in order to stimulate social change. I will explore how aspects of this approach are reflected in work carried out within the paradigm of world Englishes.

Item Type:Article
Refereed:Yes
Divisions:Interdisciplinary Research Centres (IDRCs) > Centre for Literacy and Multilingualism (CeLM)
Arts, Humanities and Social Science > School of Literature and Languages > English Language and Applied Linguistics
ID Code:58274

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