The Third wave: Stylistic Practice and Social Indexicality

Penelope Eckert (Université de Stanford)
The Third wave: Stylistic Practice and Social Indexicality

Ethnographic work moved the focus from social categories to social types and personae, and to their stylistic construction. It produced a view of variables as underspecified, gaining specificity through participation in styles. I will discuss case studies of individuals across situations, and perception studies, as they show how variables gain meaning in context.

Slides (PDF, 5,6 Mo)