General Extenders
Format: Hardcover
ISBN13: 9781108837231
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General extenders are phrases like 'or something', 'and everything', 'and things (like that)', 'and stuff (like that)', and 'and so on'. Although they are an everyday feature of spoken language, are crucial in successful interpersonal communication, and have multiple functions in discourse, they have so far gone virtually unnoticed in linguistics. This pioneering work provides a comprehensive description of this new linguistic category. It offers new insights into ongoing changes in contemporary English, the effect of grammaticalization, novel uses as associative plural markers and indicators of intertextuality, and the metapragmatic role of extenders in interaction. The forms and functions of general extenders are presented clearly and accessibly, enabling students to understand a number of different frameworks of analysis in discourse-pragmatic studies. From an applied perspective, the book presents a description of translation equivalents, an analysis of second language variation, and practical exercises for teaching second language learners of English.
| ISBN-13 | 9781108837231 |
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| ISBN-10 | 1108837239 |
| Weight | 0.88 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 6.00 x 0.63 x 9.00 In |
| List Price | $110.00 |
| Edition | 1st Edition |
| Format | Hardcover |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Pages | 10000 pages |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Published On | 2021-09-02 |
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