Publication details
Love Lines:Personal Advertisements in Australia and Canada
| Title in English | Bucholz.M.(ed.):Poscolonial Subjects Canadian and Australian Perspectives |
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| Authors | |
| Year of publication | 2004 |
| Type | Article in Proceedings |
| Conference | Postcolonial Subjects Canadian and Australian Perspectives |
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| Citation | |
| Field | Linguistics |
| Keywords | postcolonial;matchmaking adververtisement; ethnic minorities; sociolingusitics |
| Description | The article mentions the strategy used in advertising and considers prominent phenomena which are present in the ads. Comparisons of frequences of expressions and collocations give insight into the linguistic representations of the most recognized and desirable qualities in Canada and Australia. |
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