Jefferson2002
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BibType | ARTICLE |
Key | Jefferson2002 |
Author(s) | Gail Jefferson |
Title | Is “no” an acknowledgment token? Comparing American and British uses of (+)/(–) tokens |
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Tag(s) | EMCA, Acknowledgements, Affiliation, Continuer, US English, British English |
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Year | 2002 |
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Journal | Journal of Pragmatics |
Volume | 34 |
Number | 10-11 |
Pages | 1345–1383 |
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DOI | 10.1016/S0378-2166(02)00067-X |
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Abstract
This study investigates uses of the response-token ‘no’ by British and American speakers. Results of the study indicate that the token is used differently by members of those two cultures: ubiquitously—as a ‘continuer’—by the British, and selectively—as an ‘affiliative’—by Americans.
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