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A recent edited volume of articles on pragmatic markers describes the study of pragmatic markers as follows: There are very many studies of discourse particles on the market, and by now it is almost impossible to find one’s way through the jungle of publications. For a newcomer to the field, it is f...

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Published inUnderstanding Pragmatic Markers p. 1
Main Author Karin Aijmer
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published Edinburgh University Press 22.04.2013
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Summary:A recent edited volume of articles on pragmatic markers describes the study of pragmatic markers as follows: There are very many studies of discourse particles on the market, and by now it is almost impossible to find one’s way through the jungle of publications. For a newcomer to the field, it is furthermore often very difficult to find the bits and pieces that constitute an original model of the meanings and functions of discourse particles. Moreover, the studies available so far are hardly comparable: the approaches vary with respect to very many different aspects: the language(s) under consideration, the items
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