ABSTRACT
The final chapter explores social types as local salient Others: the ocker (tied to national imagery, especially in the media); the bogan (class – consumption style); the wog (ethnocultural – youth style); the Queenslander (regional); and posh types (class – pretention). These complex social types and their associated ways of speaking are explained based on the accounts in the data, illuminating their role in creating the “normal” Self. The language ideologies apparent in the folklinguistic accounts are explored based on further data with discussion of the role of media and representation highlighted by participants and further justification for the study of folklinguistics as part of reflexive practice for linguists. In conclusion, the key findings are briefly delineated, recapping what the book has established regarding social meaning, folklinguistics and their interconnection in Australian English.
