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About Allan Bell (sociolinguist)
- Allan Bell (born 26 July 1947), is a New Zealand academic and sociolinguistic researcher.
- He has written extensively on New Zealand English, language style, and media language.
- He is a founding co-editor of the international quarterly Journal of Sociolinguistics and is known for his theory of audience design.
- Currently, he is working as the Director of the Institute of Culture, Discourse & Communication and is a Professor of Language & Communication at Auckland University of Technology.
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