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Publication details [#38918]

Holmes, Janet, Maria Stubbe, Nicola Daly and Jonathan Newton. 2004. Expletives as solidarity signals in FTAs on the factory floor. Journal of Pragmatics 36 (5) : 945–964.
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Keywords
expletive1 | politeness | pragmatic function | social role | workplace conversation
Place, Publisher
Elsevier
Journal WWW
www.sciencedirect.com/web-editions

Annotation

This study investigates the uses and functions of the expletive fuck in workplace interactions in a New Zealand soap factory.