‘Did you just basically steal everything?’ – A study of discourse -pragmatic variation and change

Aijmer, Karin

doi:10.1016/j.pragma.2022.07.003

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“…Recent literature further enriches this area of study. For instance, Aijmer (2022) investigated the evolution of the English adverb “basically” in two comparable British spoken language corpora. Her study highlighted its transition from a core meaning to a pragmatic marker with a mitigating function.…”

Section: Functions and Cultural Influences On Discourse Markersmentioning

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Lesser relevance markers in Chinese academic spoken English corpus: a cross-disciplinary study on pragmatic features

Yu,

Zeng

2023

Front. Psychol.

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This study explores the usage characteristics and pragmatic functions of lesser relevance markers in academic spoken English lectures presented by Chinese scholars. A qualitative and quantitative approach is employed using the Chinese Academic Spoken English Corpus (CASEC), which encompasses disciplines in science, engineering, humanities, and social sciences. The findings reveal that Chinese scholars use lesser relevance markers less frequently compared to native English speakers. These differences in usage highlight the influence of language background, disciplinary culture, and communication conventions on the realization of informing evaluation, topic handling, and interactivity. Furthermore, within the Chinese scholars’ group, humanities and social sciences scholars tend to use lesser relevance markers more frequently than science and engineering scholars. This research enhances our understanding of the multifaceted pragmatic roles of lesser relevance markers and offers insights into cross-cultural academic communication and English teaching.

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Section: Functions and Cultural Influences On Discourse Markersmentioning

confidence: 99%