The use of question tags in different text types of Trinidadian English
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2293744 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Guyanne Wilson (0000-0002-2749-5213, Ruhr University, Bochum English Seminar Universitätsstr. 150 44801 Bochum Germany, corresponding author), Michael Westphal (0000-0002-9722-4822, University of Münster English Seminar Johannisstraße 12‐20 48143 Münster Germany, corresponding author), Johanna Hartmann (0000-0002-6349-2239, University of Münster English Seminar Johannisstraße 12‐20 48143 Münster Germany, corresponding author), Dagmar Deuber (0000-0002-7860-2066, University of Münster English Seminar Johannisstraße 12‐20 48143 Münster Germany, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 726-743 |
| Publication date | 2017-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | World Englishes (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0883-2919 • E-ISSN: 1467-971X |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/weng.12247 |
| OpenAlex | W2766941987 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 47 |
We investigate the use of question tags in Trinidadian English. Using a variationist pragmatics approach and spoken material from the Trinidad and Tobago component of the International Corpus of English, we describe the distribution and pragmatic functions of variant and invariant tags across four text types. Variant question tags are rare in Trinidadian English, but a range of invariant question tags is present in the corpus. Tags serve a number of pragmatic functions, and can serve multiple functions simultaneously. Text type is a strong factor influencing the frequency of tag forms and functions, with tags associated with the local creole mainly found in informal text types
Creole language · Invariant (physics · Linguistics · Natural language processing · Pragmatics · Range (aeronautics · Computer Science · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Linguistic Variation and Morphology · Mathematics · Philosophy · Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies · Artificial Intelligence
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
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| Citations per year | 1,14 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2025 (7) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |