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Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages
Vol. 35:1 (2020) ► pp.160–177
Guest Column

Broadening creole studies

From grammar towards discourse

| University College Dublin, Ireland
Article outline
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.Discourse elements
  • 3.Pragmatic markers in the Eastern Maroon Creoles: An overview
  • 4.The functions of pragmatic markers
    • 4.1 baa
    • 4.2 oo
    • 4.3 ye
    • 4.4 no
  • 5.The uses of pragmatic markers in action
  • 6.Conclusion
  • Acknowledgements
  • Notes
  • References
Published online: 13 May 2020
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