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Thanking Formulae in English : Explorations Across Varieties and Genres.
In the present study the use of thanking formulae is examined across different genres and varieties of English. Data is taken from the British National Corpus and the Wellington Corpus of Spoken New Zealand English. Employing a form-to-function mapping, thanking formulae are not only analysed quanti...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam/Philadelphia :
John Benjamins Publishing Company,
2013.
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| Colección: | Pragmatics & beyond.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | In the present study the use of thanking formulae is examined across different genres and varieties of English. Data is taken from the British National Corpus and the Wellington Corpus of Spoken New Zealand English. Employing a form-to-function mapping, thanking formulae are not only analysed quantitatively, but also qualitatively accounting for local contexts and genre. Additionally, the status of thanking formulae is examined in the most prominent models of politeness, and the interpersonal relation amongst the interlocutors is investigated. The first part is devote. |
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| Notas: | 4.3.4 Responding to immaterial goods and interpersonal support. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (324 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789027272096 9027272093 1299396445 9781299396449 9027256357 9789027256355 |