Pseudoquotation in Current English Communication: "Hey, She Didn't Really Say It.".

Dubois, Betty Lou

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Publication Date: 1989

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Pseudoquotation in Current English Communication: "Hey, She Didn't Really Say It."

Dubois, Betty Lou

Language in Society, v18 n3 p343-59 Sep 1989

In an investigation of the use of the word "hey" in pseudoquotations, invented quotations, in current English communication, tokens (n=26) were collected from public and commercial broadcasts and miscellaneous readings. A speaker uses quote formula + hey + pseudoquotation to dramatize and give emphasis to an important point. (72 references) (Author/CB)

Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Language Patterns, Language Styles, North American English, Oral Language, Sociolinguistics

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Language: English

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