The elasticity of I think: Stretching its pragmatic functions
I think (ITH) is commonly used in communication. Existing studies of its pragmatic functions focus on individual functions, but their interconnection has received little attention. This study looks into ITH functions from the refreshing perspective of language elasticity (Zhang, 2011). Drawn on natu...
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De Gruyter Mouton
2014
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/44176 |