Pragmatic Markers in Irish English
Edited by Carolina P. Amador-Moreno, Kevin McCafferty and Elaine Vaughan
[Pragmatics & Beyond New Series, 258] 2015. vi, 443 pp.
Elaine Vaughan
List of John Benjamins publications for which Elaine Vaughan plays a role.
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Subjects Discourse studies | English linguistics | Germanic linguistics | Pragmatics
2015 Introduction Pragmatic Markers in Irish English, Amador-Moreno, Carolina P., Kevin McCafferty and Elaine Vaughan (eds.), pp. 1–16 | Article
2012 “It’s lunacy now”: A corpus-based pragmatic analysis of the use of ‘now’ in contemporary Irish English New Perspectives on Irish English, Migge, Bettina and Máire Ní Chiosáin (eds.), pp. 225–246 | Article
This paper contributes to the characterisation of the pragmatic system of Irish English through a corpus-based examination of the item now. Comparative corpus frequency data confirm the saliency of now in Irish English, highlighting the need for a more nuanced investigation. This investigation… read more
2008 5. 'Got a date or something?': A corpus analysis of the role of humour and laughter in the workplace meetings of English language teachers Corpora and Discourse: The challenges of different settings, Ädel, Annelie and Randi Reppen (eds.), pp. 95–115 | Article
This chapter brings instances of humour and laughter into relief using a corpus of authentic institutional interaction of English language teachers in school staff meetings. Humour is used within the meetings as a means of showing mutual support and creating solidarity. The corpus also contains a… read more