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| Autor/in | Wee, Lionel |
|---|---|
| Titel | The Particle "ya" in Colloquial Singapore English |
| Quelle | In: World Englishes, 29 (2010) 1, S.45-58 (14 Seiten)
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| Sprache | englisch |
| Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
| ISSN | 0883-2919 |
| Schlagwörter | Phonetics; Vowels; Acoustics; English (Second Language); Foreign Countries; Grammar; Pragmatics; Sociolinguistics; Language Variation; Language Usage; Discourse Analysis; Form Classes (Languages); Singapore |
| Abstract | It has been recently argued that the particles in Colloquial Singapore English (CSE) constitute a grammatical category that actively draws new members to it. Drawing on distributional and collocational evidence, this paper establishes that CSE has a new particle, "ya". The paper then proceeds to analyse the discourse pragmatic function of the particle. It shows that a speaker uses the particle "ya" to (weakly) boost the illocutionary force of a statement, and to also signal that this is a statement that the speaker considers to be uncontroversial in nature. The paper then closes by discussing some observations--from the perspective of grammaticalization and sociolinguistic studies--that are consistent with the relative newness of this particle. Regarding grammaticalization, the paper shows that the particle "ya" is actually more grammaticalized than affirmative "yes/ya". It is by comparison more expressive of the speaker's belief-state or attitude. Regarding sociolinguistics, the paper observes that users of the particle "ya" seem to be mainly females who are in their late thirties or younger. (As Provided). |
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| Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
| Update | 2017/4/10 |
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