Emotive interjections in British English : a corpus-based study on variation in acquisition, function, and usage
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Emotive interjections in British English : a corpus-based study on variation in acquisition, function, and usage
（Studies in corpus linguistics, v. 75）
John Benjamins, c2016
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Revised version of the auithor's Ph.D. thesis--Mainz University, 2014
Includes bibliographical references (p. [207]-213) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Emotive Interjections in British English: A corpus-based study on variation in acquisition, function and usage constitutes the first in-depth corpus-based study on the use of emotive interjections in Present Day British English. In a novel approach, it systematically distinguishes between child and adult speakers, providing new insights into how they use Ow!, Ouch!, Ugh!, Yuck!, Whoops!, Whoopsadaisy! and Wow! in everyday spoken language. It studies in detail their acquisition by children and pinpoints changes and developments in their use throughout early childhood. The study highlights particularities displayed by child and adult speakers in general and identifies crucial differences regarding how adults use emotive interjections depending on whether they are interacting with children or other adults. This book thus offers an exhaustive overview on the functions of emotive interjections based on thorough empirical research and will appeal to linguists concerned with pragmatics, child language acquisition, the expression of emotion and interjections.
Table of Contents
- 1. List of tables
- 2. List of figures
- 3. Abbreviations
- 4. Symbols used in transcripts
- 5. Acknowledgements
- 6. 1. Introduction
- 7. 2. Interjections: Preparing the ground
- 8. 3. Interjections as a means of expressing emotions
- 9. 4. Properties of emotive interjections
- 10. 5. Research design
- 11. 6. Emotive interjections in British English: A case study
- 12. 7. Emotive interjections in British English: Summary and implications
- 13. 8. Conclusion and outlook
- 14. References
- 15. Appendix
- 16. Index
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