Meta-communicative expressions and situational variation of stance marking: I say and I tell (you) in early modern English dialogues

In this study, I compare the functions of I say and I tell (you) in the different text types in A Corpus of English Dialogues 1560-1760 (CED). The text types differ with respect to a number of parameters, such as the authenticity of the dialogue, the stability of the participant roles, the formality...

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1. Verfasser: Landert, Daniela (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 16 May 2017
In: Nordic journal of English studies
Year: 2017, Jahrgang: 16, Heft: 1, Pages: 120-144
ISSN:1654-6970
DOI:10.35360/njes.396
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Verfasserangaben:Daniela Landert
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Zusammenfassung:In this study, I compare the functions of I say and I tell (you) in the different text types in A Corpus of English Dialogues 1560-1760 (CED). The text types differ with respect to a number of parameters, such as the authenticity of the dialogue, the stability of the participant roles, the formality of the setting, and the dominant verbal activities. I show that the two expressions are used with a range of different functions, most of which express the speaker’s stance, and I argue that the differences in function are related to differences in the communicative setting and the roles of the participants.
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ISSN:1654-6970
DOI:10.35360/njes.396