Program

Research Programs: Fellowships for College Teachers and Independent Scholars

Period of Performance

9/1/1974 - 8/31/1975

Funding Totals

$8,750.00 (approved)
$8,750.00 (awarded)


The Expression of Person in Speech: A Sociolinguistic Perspective

FAIN: FB-12208-74

Joel F. Sherzer
University of Texas at Austin (Austin, TX 78712-0100)

To study the ways in which individuals refer to themselves and others in speech, in various types of French social interaction. A description of the expression of person in speech also requires research into the complexities of French sociolinguistics and ethnography of speaking.