"You Know,""Eh," and Other "Exasperating Expressions": An Analysis of Social and Stylistic Variation in the Use of Pragmatic Devices in a Sample of New Zealand English.

Stubbe, Maria; Holmes, Janet

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Publication Date: 1995

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"You Know,""Eh," and Other "Exasperating Expressions": An Analysis of Social and Stylistic Variation in the Use of Pragmatic Devices in a Sample of New Zealand English.

Stubbe, Maria; Holmes, Janet

Language & Communication, v15 n1 p63-88 Jan 1995

Examined the frequency and type of pragmatic devices used in oral New Zealand English, based on analysis of the Wellington Corpus of Spoken New Zealand English. It found "you know" and "eh" were both found more frequently in working-class than middle-class speech. Other age, gender, and class distinctions are discussed. (45 references) (MDM)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Cultural Differences, Discourse Analysis, English, Foreign Countries, Language Styles, Language Usage, Oral Language, Pragmatics, Sex Differences, Social Differences

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Language: English

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