Adverbial Stance Types in English.

Biber, Douglas; Finegan, Edward

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Publication Date: 1988

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Adverbial Stance Types in English.

Biber, Douglas; Finegan, Edward

Discourse Processes, v11 n1 p1-34 Jan-Mar 1988

Identifies various speech styles of English as marked by stance adverbials. Indicates that the discourse functions of stance adverbials differ considerably from the functions suggested by their literal meanings. (JK)

Descriptors: Adverbs, Cluster Analysis, Communication Research, Discourse Analysis, Language Research, Oral Language, Sentence Structure, Speech, Structural Analysis (Linguistics), Structural Linguistics

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Language: English

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