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Jannis K. Androutsopoulos & Alexandra Georgakopoulou (eds.), Discourse constructions of youth identities. Amsterdam: John Benjamins, 2003. Pp. vii, 331. Hb $105.00.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 October 2005

Adrienne Lo
Affiliation:
Educational Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1310 S. 6th St, Champaign, IL 61821, adrienlo@uiuc.edu

Extract

Discourse constructions of youth identities is an eclectic collection of 12 papers which examine the language of youth in England, Greece, Turkey, Germany, Sweden, Denmark, and Japan. The authors use various methodologies, including narrative analysis, conversational analysis, sociolinguistics, and Critical Discourse Analysis, to look at the language practices of youth ranging in age from nine years to the early twenties. In addition to studies of spontaneous peer group interaction in schools and youth centers, the volume also includes work on various kinds of expressive culture, focus group interactions, and interviews.

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Book Review
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© 2005 Cambridge University Press

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