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Author Kimps, Ditte, author.

Title Tag questions in conversation : a typology of their interactional and stance meanings / Ditte Kimps.

Publication Info. Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, [2018]

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Description 1 online resource (xviii, 250 pages).
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Series Studies in corpus linguistics, 1388-0373 ; volume 83
Studies in corpus linguistics ; v. 83.
Summary "This monograph deals with variable tag questions. These are utterances with a variable interrogative tag, like It's peculiar writing, isn't it, and the semi-variable tag innit, such as Nice, innit. The aim is to provide a corpus-based, comprehensive semantic-pragmatic typology of British English tag questions. Compared to existing descriptions, the proposed typology is novel in three ways. Firstly, whereas almost all existing typologies are single-layered classifications, the functions of tag questions are categorized into two parallel dimensions of interpersonal meaning: the speech function and the stance layer. Secondly, semantic generalizations are proposed for clusters of grammatical, intonational and conversational properties. Thirdly, the bottom-up description is based on a sizeable amount of authentic, spontaneous conversations, which are analysed both qualitatively and quantitatively"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Contents Introduction -- State of the art and aims of study -- Corpora, data and methodology -- TQ properties -- Speech functions -- Stance typology of TQs -- TQs across three corpora -- Conclusions and prospects for future research.
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Subject English language -- Interrogative.
English language -- Interrogative.
English language -- Spoken English.
English language -- Spoken English.
English language -- Intonation.
English language -- Intonation.
English language -- Sentences.
English language -- Sentences.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Kimps, Ditte. Tag questions in conversation. Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, [2018] 9789027200433 (DLC) 2017057761
ISBN 9789027264336 (electronic book)
9027264333 (electronic book)
9789027200433 (hardcover ; alkaline paper)