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Punctors: A Pragmatic Variable.
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Vincent, Diane; Sankoff, David – Language Variation and Change, 1992
Analysis of the distribution of punctors, a class of markers commonly classified as nervous tics, fillers, or signs of hesitation, in one corpus of French is presented. Some aspects of their conditioning are explained in terms of the interaction of etymological, discursive, syntactic, and social constraints. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Form Classes (Languages), French, Interpersonal Communication
Extension Particles, Etc.
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Dubois, Sylvie – Language Variation and Change, 1992
A study of the use of phrase-terminal extension particles in Montreal (Canada) French analyzed composition, sociodemographic patterns of occurrence, and discourse functions of 76 particle types in 4 distinct classes. (MSE)
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Foreign Countries, Form Classes (Languages), French