Whales, Candlelight, and Stuff Like That

General Extenders in English Discourse

Maryann Overstreet author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Oxford University Press Inc

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This innovative work provides the first comprehensive account of general extenders ("or something", "and stuff", "or whatever"). Combining insights from linguistics, cognitive psychology, and interactional sociolinguistics, the author demonstrates that these small phrases are not simply vague expressions, but have a powerful role in making interpersonal communication work. The audience for this book includes linguists, scholars of English, teachers of English as a first and a second language, sociolinguists, psycholinguists, and communications researchers.

This is a readable and engaging work that makes a contribution to our understanding of general extenders and opens up new territory for further analysis. * Language in Society *
What is appealing about this analysis is that it appears to finesse an issue that has perplexed other analysts: What exactly is meant by "X or something", and what (semantic and pragmatic) principles govern the understanding and use of such expressions? * Language in Society *

ISBN: 9780195125740

Dimensions: 236mm x 160mm x 15mm

Weight: 386g

184 pages