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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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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16 May 2017
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Nordic journal of English studies
Year: 2017, Volume: 16, Issue: 1, Pages: 120-144 |
| ISSN: | 1654-6970 |
| DOI: | 10.35360/njes.396 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.35360/njes.396 Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://njes-journal.com/article/10.35360/njes.396/ 
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| Author Notes: | Daniela Landert |
| Summary: | 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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| Item Description: | Gesehen am 04.04.2024 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1654-6970 |
| DOI: | 10.35360/njes.396 |