General Extenders
The Forms and Functions of a New Linguistic Category
- Authors:
- Maryann Overstreet, University of Hawaii, Manoa
- George Yule
- Date Published: September 2021
- availability: Available
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9781108837231
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General extenders are phrases like 'or something', 'and everything', 'and things (like that)', 'and stuff (like that)', and 'and so on'. Although they are an everyday feature of spoken language, are crucial in successful interpersonal communication, and have multiple functions in discourse, they have so far gone virtually unnoticed in linguistics. This pioneering work provides a comprehensive description of this new linguistic category. It offers new insights into ongoing changes in contemporary English, the effect of grammaticalization, novel uses as associative plural markers and indicators of intertextuality, and the metapragmatic role of extenders in interaction. The forms and functions of general extenders are presented clearly and accessibly, enabling students to understand a number of different frameworks of analysis in discourse-pragmatic studies. From an applied perspective, the book presents a description of translation equivalents, an analysis of second language variation, and practical exercises for teaching second language learners of English.
Read more- This is the book to consult for information on all the phrases described as general extenders
- Provides numerous new insights into the history and widespread current uses of general extenders in contemporary English
- Includes descriptions of translation equivalents in other languages and learning exercises
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- Date Published: September 2021
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9781108837231
- length: 238 pages
- dimensions: 235 x 157 x 20 mm
- weight: 0.4kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. Referential Function and Categorization
3. Interpersonal Function and Intersubjectivity
4. Personal Function and Subjectivity
5. Textual Function and Turn Construction
6. Historical Development and Change
7. Social Marking and Variation
8. In Different Languages
9. In Learner Language and Language Teaching
10. Reflections and Projections.
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