Although it is not explicitly stated, it is assumed that the 'opposites' of the abovementioned features would thereby indicate a formal linguistic style, with Napier (2003) providing instances of where this language may appear: "academic lectures, business meetings, banquets, and church" (p.117).
Gullah/Geechee language and culture include unique practices and artefacts (e.g., coiled basketry, Brer Rabbit stories, praise houses) including a distinct linguistic style with roots among the Mende peoples of Sierra Leone, West Africa.
She argues that a better understanding of linguistic style will make managers better listeners and more effective communicators, allowing them to develop more flexible approaches to a full range of managerial activities.
In a study to be published this summer in The Journal of Research in Personality, Dr. James W. Pennebaker, a professor of psychology at the University of Texas, and an undergraduate research assistant, Thomas C. Lay, used a novel personality assessment technique, a specially designed computer program that analyzes linguistic style.
Chameleons in imagined conversations: A new approach to understanding coordination of linguistic style in dialogs.
A new Approach to Understanding Coordination of Linguistic Style in Dialogs.
Alex, like Burgess's narrator, has her own linguistic style: in her case, a kind of street patois, studded with verbal riffs.
There is a common consensus that each individual has their own linguistic style, which implies that not only does one express him/herself in his/her own way, but also that s/he will focus on determined aspects when using language to describe his/her own reality.
This is the first time the hypothesis of linguistic style accommodation has been examined (and verified) in a large scale, real world setting.
