Annette Becker

List of John Benjamins publications for which Annette Becker plays a role.

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Becker, Annette 2011 Modality and ENGAGEMENT in British and German political interviewsContrastive Pragmatics, Aijmer, Karin (ed.), pp. 5–22
Speakers regulary use modality and other resources from the appraisal system of engagement to position themselves intersubjectively. In doing so, they modify the discursive space for the voices of others. This is particularly relevant in political media interviews, especially in questions with… read more | Article
Becker, Annette 2009 Modality and ENGAGEMENT in British and German political interviewsContrastive Pragmatics, Aijmer, Karin (ed.), pp. 5–22
Speakers regulary use modality and other resources from the appraisal system of engagement to position themselves intersubjectively. In doing so, they modify the discursive space for the voices of others. This is particularly relevant in political media interviews, especially in questions with… read more | Article
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Becker, Annette 2007 The appropriateness of questionsContext and Appropriateness: Micro meets macro, Fetzer, Anita (ed.), pp. 147–166
When is a question appropriate? In Recontextualizing Context, Fetzer (2004) distinguishes between “grammaticality” and “appropriateness” of sentences and utterances. Appropriateness, other than grammaticality, is a socio-cultural construct. Whereas the grammaticality of sentences may be judged… read more | Article
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