Comment clauses in English face-to-face conversation
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| Year of publication | 2003 |
| Type | Article in Proceedings |
| Conference | Theory and Practice in English Studies, Volume 1, Proceedings from the Seventh Conference of British, American and Canadian Studies (Linguistics and Methodology), edited by Jan Chovanec |
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| Citation | |
| Field | Linguistics |
| Keywords | comment clauses (CCs); speaker-oriented CCs; listener-oriented CCs; syntactic type; discourse function; appealer; inform marker; empathizer; opine marker; marker of certainty; marker of emotional attitude; turn position; tone unit; |
| Description | The paper concentrates on comment clauses (CCs) as used in English face-to-face conversation. The author shows that there are many forms such as you know, you see and I mean that are frequently used in everyday conversation between people. Although they do not contribute much to the informational content of a particular conversation, their presence is important because they perform several different discourse functions and help the smooth flow of communication. |