Understanding pragmatic markers a variational pragmatic approach.

The multifunctionality of pragmatic markers makes it difficult to describe their meaning and functional potential. By taking a broad perspective on markers, classifying them, describing their class-specific properties and analysing individual markers, Karin Aijmer assesses whether generalisations ca...

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Main Author:	Aijmer, Karin
Format:	eBook Book
Language:	English
Published:	Edinburgh Edinburgh University Press 2013
Edition:	1
Subjects:	Discourse markers English language English language > Discourse analysis Language & Linguistics LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Reference LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Semantics Pragmatics Studier av enskilda språk Studies of Specific Languages Language & Linguistics
ISBN:	9780748635504, 0748635505, 9780748635498, 0748635491
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Table of Contents:

Understanding pragmatic markers : a variational pragmatic approach -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Symbols used in Discourse Transcriptions -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Pragmatic Marker Well -- 3. In Fact and Actually - A Class of Adversative Pragmatic Markers -- 4. General Extenders -- 5. Conclusion -- References -- Author Index -- Subject Index
Cover -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Symbols used in Discourse Transcriptions -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Pragmatic Marker Well -- 3 In Fact and Actually - A Class of Adversative Pragmatic Markers -- 4 General Extenders -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Author Index -- Subject Index
Acknowledgements --
References --
Symbols used in Discourse Transcriptions --
4. General Extenders --
Contents --
Author Index --
Subject Index
3. In Fact and Actually – A Class of Adversative Pragmatic Markers --
Frontmatter --
2. The Pragmatic Marker Well --
1. Introduction --
5. Conclusion --