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Publication details [#55450]

Wang, Yu-Fang, David Goodman, Shih-Yao Shen and Yi-Hsuan Hsiao. 2011. Making claims and counterclaims through factuality: The uses of Mandarin Chinese qishi (‘actually’) and shishishang (‘in fact’) in institutional settings. Discourse Studies 13 (2) : 235–262.
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Language as a subject
Place, Publisher
SAGE Publications

Annotation

Drawing on Conversation Analysis, Politeness and Relevance Theory, this study explores the distribution of Mandarin Chinese qishi (‘actually’) and shishishang (‘in fact’) in two diverse discourse modes in formal speech contexts: formal lectures and TV panel news discussions.