Variation in the Use of Discourse Markers in a Language Contact Situation.
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| Title: | Variation in the Use of Discourse Markers in a Language Contact Situation. |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Sankoff, Gillian, Thibault, Pierrette, Nagy, Naomi, Blondeau, Helene, Fonollosa, Marie-Odile, Gagnon, Lucie |
| Source: | Language Variation and Change. 1997 9(2):191-217. |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 27 |
| Publication Date: | 1997 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Descriptive |
| Descriptors: | Discourse Analysis, Foreign Countries, Language Usage, Language Variation, Phonetics, Pronunciation, Sociolinguistics, Speech Skills |
| ISSN: | 0954-3945 |
| Abstract: | Points out that the use of discourse markers by speakers of Anglophone Montreal French shows great variation in individual repertoires and frequency of use. Argues that mastery of the appropriate use of discourse markers reveals the speakers' integration into the local speech community. (28 references) (Author/CK) |
| Entry Date: | 1998 |
| Accession Number: | EJ552239 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Points out that the use of discourse markers by speakers of Anglophone Montreal French shows great variation in individual repertoires and frequency of use. Argues that mastery of the appropriate use of discourse markers reveals the speakers' integration into the local speech community. (28 references) (Author/CK) |
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| ISSN: | 0954-3945 |
